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Release Date:
14 May 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
A story of civilized disobediencePlot:
Semi-autobiographical tale from the early life of director Franco Zeffirelli looks at the illegitimate son (Charlie Lucas as a child... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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An ode to humanity moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cher | ... | Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan | |
| Judi Dench | ... | Arabella | |
| Joan Plowright | ... | Mary Wallace | |
| Maggie Smith | ... | Lady Hester Random | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Georgie Rockwell | |
| Baird Wallace | ... | Luca | |
| Charlie Lucas | ... | Luca (Child) | |
| Massimo Ghini | ... | Paolo | |
| Paolo Seganti | ... | Vittorio Fanfanni | |
| Claudio Spadaro | ... | Mussolini | |
| Mino Bellei | ... | Cesare | |
| Paul Chequer | ... | Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy | |
| Tessa Pritchard | ... | Connie Raynor | |
| Michael Williams | ... | British Consul | |
| Paula Jacobs | ... | Molly |
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Also Known As:
Un te con Mussolini (Italy)Chá com Mussolini (Brazil) (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Un thé avec Mussolini (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
La ceai cu Mussolini (Romania) [ro]
Té con Mussolini (Spain) [es]
Te med Mussolini (Denmark) [da]
Tee mit Mussolini (Germany) [de]
Teetä Mussolinin kanssa (Finland) [fi]
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Rated PG for thematic elements, language, brief nudity and some mild violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
117 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG | Portugal:M/6Fun Stuff
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Factual errors: The tanks the Germans ride in on are in-fact U.S. Army M4 Sherman's, not German Built Panzer's. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Title Card: Florence 1935.
Title Card: The love affair between the artistically-inclined English community and Florence was soon to be overshadowed by the clouds of war.
Title Card: But at the moment the sun is still shining on the squares and statues, and the dictator Mussolini is the gentleman who makes the trains run on time.
Connie Raynor: Excuse me, are you the Consul?
British Consul: Yes.
Connie Raynor: Connie Raynor of the Morning Post. I'm fascinated to know what His Majesty's Consul in Florence makes of it all?
British Consul: I can't believe your readers would be interested in our little ceremony.
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This is a melodrama and you should not expect anything else. But what a melodrama! In the hands of a great director, using an eccentric story involving some eccentric people, it conveys straight to the heart how the great darkness descended upon Europe in the 1930's. It tells you that the greatest evil is the work of humans, and that the potential for evil lurks in the human soul. But, and here is the movie greatest strength, it shows you that humans possess the capacity to be human and to act human, when they heed Shakespeare's advice: "Love thyself last". All the negative comments that can be made about this or that deficiency caused me to downgrade this movie's rating from a "10" to a mere "9". Go see it. If you have kids - make sure to take them along for a great and satisfying lesson about life as it should be lived.