Tea with Mussolini [videorecording] / director and writer Franco Zeffirelli ; writer, John Mortimer.
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FilmPublisher number: 8236265 | UCAPublication details: UCA, 2010Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmSubject(s): Feature filmsDDC classification: 791.437 Cast: Cast: Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Charlie Lucas, Baird Wallace, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, Michael Williams.Summary: Well-received drama based on the childhood memories of director Franco Zeffirelli. It is Florence, 1934. A diverse group of women meet each afternoon for tea. There is Lady Hester Ransom (Maggie Smith), widow of the British Ambassador to Italy; Arabella (Judi Dench), a singer and artist; Georgie (Lily Tomlin), an eccentric American archaeologist; Elsa (Cher), also an American, and brash and reckless with it; and finally Mary (Joan Plowright), who has virtually adopted a young Italian boy named Luca. As the political climate shifts towards fascism, the ladies must face some inevitable changes, and Luca must face his own responsibilities.
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| 791.4372 TAL Tales from earthsea | 791.4372 TAR The tarnished angels | 791.4372 TAS A taste of honey | 791.4372 TEA Tea with Mussolini | 791.4372 TEL Tell no one | 791.4372 TEM The tempest | 791.4372 TEN 10 |
This film was originally released in 1999.
Cast: Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Charlie Lucas, Baird Wallace, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, Michael Williams.
Well-received drama based on the childhood memories of director Franco Zeffirelli. It is Florence, 1934. A diverse group of women meet each afternoon for tea. There is Lady Hester Ransom (Maggie Smith), widow of the British Ambassador to Italy; Arabella (Judi Dench), a singer and artist; Georgie (Lily Tomlin), an eccentric American archaeologist; Elsa (Cher), also an American, and brash and reckless with it; and finally Mary (Joan Plowright), who has virtually adopted a young Italian boy named Luca. As the political climate shifts towards fascism, the ladies must face some inevitable changes, and Luca must face his own responsibilities.
BBFC code: PG.
DVD.
Languages on the feature film soundtrack: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian. Subtitles available: English for hard of hearing, French, German, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish.
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