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Tea With Mussolini
| Rating: | PG (for thematic elements, language, brief nudity and some mild violence) |
| Genre: | Drama, Comedy |
| Release Date: | May 14, 1999 |
| Running time: | 117 minutes |
| Cast: | Cher, Judi Dench, Lily Tomlin, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith |
| Director: | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Producer: | Frederico Muller, Giovannella ZannoniClive Parsons |
| Writer: | John Mortimer, Franco Zeffirelli |
| Distributor: | MGM/UA |
Description: 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."
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