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Theresa: The Body of Christ is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 16 november 2007 with Paz Vega
Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007)
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Add to a movie listTeresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (English: Theresa: The Body of Christ) is a 2007 biopic written and directed by Ray Loriga and starring Paz Vega as the title character, Saint Teresa of Ávila.
The film has been criticised by Spanish bishops for its erotic representation of the saint's visions, exemplified by the poster's depiction of the hand of Christ touching the arm of the naked Teresa.
Actors
Paz Vega
(Teresa)
Leonor Watling
(Doña Guiomar de Ulloa)
Geraldine Chaplin
(Priora)
Álvaro de Luna
José Luis Gómez
(Fray Pedro de Alcántara)
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