Tea with Mussolini contains few surprises, but this amiably ambling drama is too likable -- and well-cast -- to completely resist. Read critic reviews
Tea With Mussolini
1999, Comedy/Drama, 1h 56m
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In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca (Charlie Lucas) just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace (Joan Plowright). Mary and her cultured friends -- including artist Arabella (Judi Dench), young widow Elsa (Cher) and archaeologist Georgie (Lily Tomlin) -- keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Producer: Clive Parsons, Riccardo Tozzi, Giovannella Zannoni, Frederick Muller
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Writer: John Mortimer, Franco Zeffirelli
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: United International Pictures, G2 Films, CIC Video
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)
Cast & Crew
Critic Reviews for Tea With Mussolini
Audience Reviews for Tea With Mussolini
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Three Grande Dames of the British stage and film (Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Joan Plowright) come together, along with Americans Cher and Lily Tomlin to power this tale of a group of British ex-pats and their brash American friends trying to preserve their way of life in Italy just before the Second World War. The acting is superb, and the story, based on actual events as remembered by the director, Franco Zeffirelli, is spellbinding. Maggie Smith can do imperious. And she does it brilliantly here. Yet she does have a tender side when the chips are down. Joan Plowright proves to be the heart and soul of the film however and more than holds her own beside the other two. The story bears a slight similarity to that of Paradise Road, but without the despair and brutality of that other story, from the Japanese theater of the war. This viewer really enjoyed this.
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True story about a group of women bonded together by their situation during World War II. Excellent cast. Beautiful scenery.
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A lighter view of a dark time. Pretty enjoyable.
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There were some really great characters, and a fantastic cast. It's a true story, but the way it was made, parts of it were quite dull.
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