Tea with Mussolini (1999)
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 160 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Italian boy is raised by a group of eccentric British and American women in Florence during the rise of fascism. The film follows their efforts to preserve their civilized world as war approaches.
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What happens
Tea with Mussolini (Italian: Un tè con Mussolini) is a 1999 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama war film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, scripted by John Mortimer, telling the story of a young Italian boy's upbringing by a circle of British and American women before and during the Second World War. At the 53rd British Academy Film Awards, Tea with Mussolini won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith). The film also nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design but lost to Sleepy Hollow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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