A group of expatriate englishwomen live in a small pensione and meet for tea every afternoon. Elsa falls for vittorios scheme to embezzle her art collection and money. Paolo seganti as vittorio fanfanni, claudio spadaro as mussolini, mino. Books by benito mussolini author of the doctrine of fascism. The film begins in 1935 in florence, italy, where a group of cultured expatriate. Lucas arrogant prat of a father,vittorio chers evil lover, mussolini and his henchmen are all chillingly convincing. Where was filmed movie tea with mussolini, cast joan plowright, cher, judi dench, maggie smith.
Cher starred in the 1999 film tea with mussolini, but has not actually been in a film with mussolini, as he died in 1945 and she was not born until 1946. An orphaned italian boy is raised amongst a circle of british and american women living in mussolini s italy before and during world war ii. Tea with mussolini available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Other articles where tea with mussolini is discussed. On april 29th, the bodies were brought to the piazzale loreto in milan.
As for the biographical, there is an interesting book from 1932 by emil ludwig talks with mussolini in which il duce discusses many subjects and questions. Tea with mussolini film by zeffirelli 1999 britannica. Mussolini was survived by his wife, rachele mussolini, two sons, vittorio and romano mussolini, and his daughters edda the widow of count ciano and anna maria. Benito amilcare andrea mussolini italian pronunciation. Still, while tea with mussolini may be lightly flawed, its an enjoyable and romanticized look at a harsh time in history. Zeffirelli had enjoyed a career in theatre both in italy and in the united kingdom as well as being a famed opera director. The film simplemindedly counterposes the human passion for art to mans inhumanity to his fellow creatures in a rather banal statement on the relationship. List of books and articles about benito mussolini online. Maggie smith, judi dench, joan plowright, cher, lily tomlin, baird wallace, charlie lucas, massimo ghini, paolo seganti.
Dec 08, 2014 tea with mussolini trailer 1999 director. Tea with mussolini contains few surprises, but this amiably ambling drama is too likable and wellcast to completely resist. Feb 14, 2017 there are a few good biographies about benito mussolini but there are very few that are written in english, especially compared to hitler or stalin, as an example. At first, the partisans mistakenly thought marcello was vittorio mussolini, the son of il duce. What is perhaps most unusual about tea with mussolini is the near. With maggie smith, judi dench, joan plowright, cher. Antonio scurati, the author of m, sees his book as an antifascist. Jun 14, 1997 vittorio mussolini, second son of benito mussolini, died in a rome clinic on thursday after a long illness, italian news organizations reported today. The rise and fall of il duce, is an outstanding work and insightful analysis of the man, and his dominate role in italy and europe during the first half of the twentieth century. Financial analysis of tea with mussolini 1999 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Movie was filmed in 1999, countries of filming locations are italy, united kingdom.
The tragic women in his life mussolini, vittorio on. In addition to producing films, vittorio served as a lieutenant in the italian royal air force. Dame hester fluttering her eyelashes at muso during the eponymous tea with the dictator is really the best moment in the film. In this sentimental release from mgm home video, a group of proper, welltodo british ladies is horrified at the possibility of world. Tea with mussolini by franco zeffirelli cher, judi dench, joan. Mussolini continued on in this role until he was replaced in 1943. Tea with mussolini 1999 cast and crew in 1930s fascist italy, adolescent luca charlie lucas just lost his mother. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Vittorio mussolini was an italian film critic and producer. Romano mussolini 26 september 1927 3 february 2006 was an italian jazz pianist, painter and film producer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Luca, now a teenager, has fallen in love with elsa. How accurate tea with mussolini is, i cannot say, but it is based on the autobiography of the film director franco zeffirelli, who directed and cowrote it, so we can be sure it is true to what he remembers, or wants to remember. Based in part on his autobiography, director franco zeffirellis tea with mussolini is a drama with comic accents about a group of british and american travelers on an indefinite visit to italy in 1935, when, as one character puts it, mussolini was just a man who made the trains run on time. Tea with mussolini by franco zeffirelli cher, judi dench. He was also the second child of benito mussolini, italys fascist dictator from 1922 to 1943, and rachele guidi. Cher, judi dench, joan plowright, maggie smith, lily tomlin, charlie lucas, baird wallace, massimo ghini, paolo seganti, michael williams, franco zeffirelli, cher, judi dench, riccardo tozzi, giovannella zannoni, clive parsons, franco zeffirelli, john.
Tea with mussolini much tea is consumed but little sympathy evoked in franco zeffirellis semiautobiographical character piece, which centers on a group of english and american eccentrics in. We just watched tea with mussolini last night, and cannot recommend it highly enough. A new book about mussolini is provoking a debate over his legacy. Benito amilcare andrea mussolini predappio, 29 juli 1883 giulino di mezzegra, 28 april 1945 was een italiaanse politicus, journalist en onderwijzer.
An orphaned italian boy is raised amongst a circle of british and american. His mother is dead, his fathers wife visits him at school to hiss. Vittorio is planning to betray elsa to the fascisti as an american jew. The tragic women in his life by son vittorio the diaries of his soninlaw count galeazzo ciano diaries 19391943 and cianos hidden diary a better book than the first.
Lucas arrogant prat of a father, vittorio chers evil lover, mussolini and his henchmen are all chillingly convincing. Much of tea with mussolini was shot in the tuscany region of italy, north of. Vittorio mussolini 27 september 1916 12 june 1997 was an italian film critic and producer. A woman joan plowright takes in a boy in world war ii italy. Oct 17, 2011 il duce and his women by roberto olla and translated by stephen parkin is published by alma books.
His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by british. I just love the premise of this filmscript tea with mussolini and the cast of. Early career his father, an ardent socialist, was a blacksmith. Set in world war ii italy, film includes leading ladies cher, judi dench, joan plowright, and lily tomlin. It is maybe not the great film so many had thought it would be, but with a true story, great casting and performances, and an interesting setting and time it is highly enjoyable. Tea with mussolini cher judi dench joan plowright 1999 an englishwoman joan plowright and her eccentric friends cher, judi dench take in a boy named luca during world war ii in italy. Slightly twee sentiment re the tea drinking british old ladies who camp it up. He was also the second son of italian dictator benito mussolini.
Tea with mussolini is a 1999 angloitalian semiautobiographical film directed by franco zeffirelli, scripted by john mortimer, telling the story of a young italian boys upbringing by a circle of british and american women before and during the second world war. Tea with mussolini was made by celebrated italian director, franco zeffirelli, when he was 75. Cher, joan plowright, judi dench, lily tomlin, maggie smith, baird wallace official content from mgm home entertainment a. Funny thing is, we watched this movie a number of years ago, and i remembered it as rather hohum, and dh didnt remember it at all.
The tragic women in his life by vittorio mussolini and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tea with mussolini is, like so many other works by its director and co writer with john mortimer franco zeffirelli, for moviegoers with rather more of a sweettooth than i generally find i have. The film tells of a boy named luca, born out of wedlock to a clothing manufacturer in florence. Tea with mussolini is a 1999 angloitalian semiautobiographical film directed by franco. For weeks, antonio scuratis m, a doorstop of a novel about the rise of the dictator, benito mussolini, has sat. Luca, who has just returned to italy after attending school in austria, helps elsa with her efforts to assist those persecuted in italy. As such, luca is jealous of elsas professional and personal relationship with italian lawyer vittorio fanfanni paolo seganti. Taken from a chapter in the autobiography of acclaimed filmmaker franco zeffirelli, tea with mussolini is written by british novelist and playwright john. Cher elsa morganthal straussarmistan, judi dench arabella, joan plowright mary wallace, maggie smith lady hester random, lily tomlin georgie rockwell, baird wallace luca, charlie lucas luca as a child, massimo ghini paolo, paolo seganti vittorio fanfanni, claudio spadaro mussolini, mino bellei cesare, paul.
Tea with mussolini opens nationwide on friday, may 14th and is rated. Vittorio mussolini was born on september 21, 1916 in milan, lombardy, italy. Adapted from zeffirellis autobiography, it tells the story of a small italian boy called luca played as a child by charlie lucas and as a teenager by baird wallace, the neglected bastard son of. However, he was the first officially acknowledged son of mussolini, with his second wife rachele. But its definitely worth watching, especially if you are headed to ital. It is cesare who warns mary that elsa must be taken out of italy as soon as.
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