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Tea with Mussolini

Original title: Un tè con Mussolini
  • 19991999
  • PGPG
  • 1h 57m
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6.9/10
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Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
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An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
IMDb RATING
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14K
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    • Franco Zeffirelli
    • John Mortimer(screenplay)
    • Franco Zeffirelli(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maggie Smith
    • Judi Dench
    • Joan Plowright
    • Franco Zeffirelli
    • John Mortimer(screenplay)
    • Franco Zeffirelli(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maggie Smith
    • Judi Dench
    • Joan Plowright
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 168User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Maggie Smith and Claudio Spadaro in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Claudio Spadaro in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Judi Dench in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Maggie Smith, Paul Chequer, and Michael Williams in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Cher and Lily Tomlin in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Judi Dench and Franco Zeffirelli in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Judi Dench and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Cher in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Cher and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)
    Cher and Lily Tomlin in Tea with Mussolini (1999)

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    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Lady Hester
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Arabella
    Joan Plowright
    Joan Plowright
    • Mary
    Cher
    Cher
    • Elsa
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Georgie
    Baird Wallace
    • Luca
    Charlie Lucas
    • Luca (child)
    Massimo Ghini
    Massimo Ghini
    • Paolo
    Paolo Seganti
    Paolo Seganti
    • Vittorio
    Claudio Spadaro
    Claudio Spadaro
    • Mussolini
    Mino Bellei
    • Cesare
    Paul Chequer
    Paul Chequer
    • Wilfred
    Tessa Pritchard
    • Connie
    Michael Williams
    Michael Williams
    • British Consul
    Paula Jacobs
    • Molly
    Bettine Milne
    • Edith
    Hazel Parsons
    • Hazel
    Helen Stirling
    • Ursula
      • Franco Zeffirelli
      • John Mortimer(screenplay)
      • Franco Zeffirelli(screenplay) (autobiography)
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    • Trivia
      Cher has stated that the only reason she took the part of Elsa was because Writer and Director Franco Zeffirelli said he could only see her and no other actress in the role.
    • Goofs
      The tanks the Germans ride in are, in fact, U.S. Army M4 Shermans, not German-built Panzers.
    • Quotes

      Lady Hester: The Germans and the Italians couldn't get rid of us. There is absolutely no reason why we should surrender to the Scots.

    • Alternate versions
      The MGM DVD, ISBN 0-7928-4300-2, is missing least one shot: The original tea with Mussolini scene ends with Mussolini forcing himself upon the reporter, forcing her onto his desk (i.e., he rapes her.) This DVD omits that ending and leaves the reporter's change in behavior unexplained.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Mattinata Fiorentina
      Written by Giovanni D'Anzi (as D'Anzi) and Michele Galdieri (as Galdieri)

      Performed by Alberto Rabagliati

    User reviews168

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    9/10
    Un tè con mussolini é bello!
    This film could have been titled 'four crazy grannies' for the marvelous portrayal of little old ladies, each more eccentric than the next. Like the comedy team of Matthau and Lemon, Dench, Smith and Plowright have a chemistry that is explosive.

    Maggie Smith played a role that she has spent a lifetime perfecting. She captivates us as a snobbish dowager, tantalizes us with her improbable tea party and brings us to tears when she demonstrates her capacity to grow.

    Although she may not have wowed us with her Shakespeare, Joan Plowright's compassion for her sudden charge made me wish (that at age 32) she would adopt me. Her love of the classics, remind us that art, literature and friends can help us transcend life's constant miseries.

    Cher demonstrated that she could act in any time period. While Dame Judi Dench (not allowing herself to be typecast as a Queen) portrays a particularly pitiful creature as an aging artist with more passion than talent.

    This film sends a clear message to Hollywood: experience and talent win out over T&A.

    Applause at the end of this movie is to be expected.

    Brava!
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    • WillieC3
    • May 15, 1999

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1999 (United States)
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
      • MGM
      • English
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Florence, Tuscany, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Medusa Film
      • Cattleya
      • Cineritmo
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital

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