Tea with Mussolini - The Movie [09/11]

Semi-autobiographical tale from the early life of director Franco Zeffirelli looks at the illegitimate son (Charlie Lucas as a child, Baird Wallace as the teen) of an Italian businessman. The boy's mother has died, and he is raised by an Englishwoman (Joan Plowright) in pre-WWII Fascist Italy. Living to each other in Florence, and presided over by an ambassador's widow (Maggie Smith), a group of Englishwomen live a sheltered existence which they believe is guaranteed personal protection in a tea reception given by Il Duce. However, as war breaks out, the women are interned. Occasionally in this English colony is a wealthy American (Cher), who visits among her travels and marriages to wealthy older men. She respects the "Scorpioni", as they are known, and secretly arranges for their stay in a hotel. The ambassador's widow finds her vulgar and tries to ignore her, but when the United States enters the war, the American too is taken into custody. Only then does she discover that her Italian lover (Paolo Seganti) has tricked her into signing over all her money and modern art collection to him, and is now arranging her execution. This obliges all to join forces. Lily Tomlin also appears as an American archaeologist working at a dig in the city.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Tea
• with
• Mussolini
• Cher
• Joan
• Plowright
• Judi
• Dench
• Maggie
• Smith
• Lily
• Tomlin
• Charlie
• Lucas
• Baird
• Wallace
• Franco
• Zeffirelli

[Empressofthedark]

You have to love Maggie Smith in this movie!!! Of course I love all of her movies... but this one is wonderful!

[ffrancesccaaaa]

lily tomlin! hahah

[MiaErhardt]

Man I wish that Elsa didn't have to leave because you knew luca had a crush on her that's why he got affended when he heard her and saw her with another man.

[suzannesadiiqa]

How would they find out about Russia, Photondrive? all news was controlled by the Italian state and at the time maybe it just wasn't broadcast or in the papers. Only the part about Pearl Harbour is in the film as it affects the plot, Russia doesn't...

[ckbaby22]

Cher better not die in this movie..

[ourriangel]

i love cher....she beyond an amazing singer and outstanding actor she has so pasion about what she does!!!

[audreyhepburnrules]

I thought Lucy looked very manly, lol.

[curlygirl52]

Luca looks like nick jonas

[PhotonDrive]

A,mazing! None of them know what is happening. Are they therefore all insane? Russia is not even mentioned - as the critical battle is fought aruond Moscow! Next year the Italians will hear of Russia and begin to realize their collective insanity.

[Jeshua84]

stupid wilfred!

[Ropieroo]

Poor Wilfred xD

[Piro1717]

"I mean they look better on them, than ever on me .." :)

Awesome movie ;)