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Tea With Mussolini Overview

Taken from a chapter in the autobiography of acclaimed filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI is written by British novelist and playwright John Mortimer and Zeffirelli, drawing on the latter's published memoirs. The film tells of Luca Innocenti (born out of wedlock and not officially recognized by his father) and his struggle to assert his independence and find his way into a life of art. The coming-of-age tale is also a haunting evocation of a vanished world: that of the quiet city of Florence on the brink of World War II. Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith portray the eccentric, colorful and strong-willed ladies - called the "Scorpioni" for their biting wit - who, along with a free-spirited American art collector (Cher) and archeologist (Lily Tomlin), raise the youth and fashion him, though Italian, into "a perfect British gentleman."

Production
Cattleya [it]; Cineritmo [it]; Film & General Productions Ltd. [gb]; Medusa Produzione [it];

Cast Names
Cher; Judi Dench; Joan Plowright; Maggie Smith; Lily Tomlin; Baird Wallace; Charlie Lucas; Massimo Ghini; Paolo Seganti; Claudio Spadaro; Mino Bellei; Paul Chequer; Tessa Pritchard; Michael Williams; Paula Jacobs; Bettine Milne; Hazel Parsons; Helen Stirling; Kathleen Doyle; Gisella Mathews; Gianna Giachetti; Chris Larkin; Giovanni Nannini; Pino Colizzi; Jackie Basehart; Giacomo Gonnella; Clemente Abete; Roberto Farnesi; Chris Tattanelli; Claudia Piccoli; Allan Caister Pearce; Hermann Weisskopf; Benedetta Magini; Beppe Landini; Giuseppe Rossi Borghesano; Marcellina Ruocco; Ferdinando Ferrini; Massimo Salvianti; Gavino Bondioli; Fabio Fulco;

Box Office
USD 14,348,123

Release Date
1999-05-14
2003-01-17 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)

Genres
Drama; Comedy; War;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG for thematic elements, language, brief nudity and some mild violence.

Running Time
1 hr. 57 min.

Director
Franco Zeffirelli

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