Tea with Mussolini / a Franco Zeffirelli film ; screenplay by John Mortimer and Franco Zeffirelli ; produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Giovannella Zannoni, Clive Parsons ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini is a story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935. Luca is a boy living in Florence whose family situation is precarious at best; his mother has run off and his father...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Author: MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Mortimer, John, 1923-2009
Zeffirelli, Franco
Tozzi, Riccardo
Zannoni, Giovannella
Parsons, Clive
Cher, 1946-
Dench, Judi, 1934-
Plowright, Joan
Smith, Maggie, 1934-
Tomlin, Lily
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Zeffirelli, Franco > Film adaptations.
Fascism > Italy > Drama.
Florence (Italy) > Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors > Italy > Biography.
Zeffirelli, Franco.
Fascism.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Italy.
Italy > Florence.
Fascisme > Italie > Drame.
Feature films.
Feature films > Italy.
Comedy films.
Comedy > Feature.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Biography.
Feature films.
Feature films
Comedy films.
Comedy
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini is a story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935. Luca is a boy living in Florence whose family situation is precarious at best; his mother has run off and his father has little time for him. Fortunately, he's a welcome guest with Mary, a English woman visiting Italy to soak up European culture. Mary and her friends enjoy the cultured, creative atmosphere of life in Italy, and their initial response to the rise of fascism is to arrange a polite meeting with Mussolini to make sure he and his soldiers mean well.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0001828 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated PG.
ISBN:0792843002
9780792843009
Credits:Director of photography, David Watkin ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, Alessio Vlad, Stefano Arnaldi.
System Details:DVD, widescreen letterbox presentation (1.66:1 aspect ratio), Full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio.); Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Cast:
Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Charlie Lucas, Baird Wallace, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, Michael Williams.