Tea with Mussolini
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings
- Starring: Cher, Joan Plowright, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith
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Summary:
A coming-of-age tale about an illegitimate child who struggles to assert his independence and find his way into a life of art, taken from the autobiography of Franco Zeffirelli. (MGM)
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, War
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Positive: 10 out of 26
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Mixed: 14 out of 26
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Negative: 2 out of 26
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80This gets my vote as director Franco Zeffirelli’s finest film. Certainly, it’s his most personal.
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60The 76-year-old Zeffirelli will make many more movies, but Tea With Mussolini has the unmistakable feeling of a personal testament. Its sunny disposition and modest wit are well-suited to the genial temper of this born entertainer.
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60Zeffirelli's mawkish tendencies are checked by Mortimer's funny, richly observant screenplay; it's rose-tinted but plays up character and everyday detail rather than wallowing in war-movie villainy.
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33The film values quips and declamations over natural conversation (or an explanation of how such intelligent women could have been so blind to world events).
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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TonyB.8This is among the more underrated and under appreciated films in recent memory.
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