''Theresa: The Body of Christ'' ( es, Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo, links=no) is a 2007

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

written and directed by

Ray Loriga Jorge Loriga Torrenova, better known as Ray Loriga (born March 5, 1967), is a Spanish author, screenwriter, and director. His first novel ''Lo Peor de todo'' (''The Worst Thing of All''), was published in 1992, and was followed by ''Héroes'' i ...

and starring

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigos (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series ''7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), ...

as the title character, Saint Teresa of Ávila. It is a Spanish–British–French co-production.

Cast

Production

A joint Spain–United Kingdom–France co-production, the film was produced by Iberoamericana Films, Future Films and Artédis. Shooting locations include the Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante,

Ávila Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...

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, Trujillo, Soria and Segovia.

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 9 March 2007.

Reception

The Spanish Episcopal Conference did not like the film: the Spanish bishops criticised the film 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. Discussion of Teresa of Ávila with reference to the film

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