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Tea With Mussolini
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List Price: $14.98
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin
Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305600978
Format: AC-3
ISBN: 630560097X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1999-11-23
Running Time: 117
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-05-14
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Florence, Italy, on the brink of WWII: it was a time of social unrest and, of course...afternoon tea. Join OscarÂ(r) winner* Cher and an incredible cast of leading ladies as they host this "radiant, beautiful film" (Gene Shalit, "Today Show") that is "worth savoring" (Mademoiselle).Prewar Florence is the place to be for any proper British woman who relishes culture and the arts. These ladies have everything they could ever want or needincluding a promise from dictator Mussolini himself that not even the imminent world war will impose upon their lifestyle. But when itappears that his word is not kept, and these expatriateswho chose to stay in Italy instead of seeking refuge in their own countryare in trouble, it takes a young outcast boy and a brazen American woman (Cher) to keep them in the high life and out of harm's way.
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Summary: Well Worth the Watching
Comment: I'm a sucker for this type of movie. The acting was superb; the scenery very interesting; the colors and video crisp and appealing; and the story good enough. This is more a character movie than anything, and it was a pleasure to watch.
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Summary: The most beautiful bad movie you'll see
Comment: Zeffirelli's artistic eye is evident here; there are tableaux strewn about the movie that are wonderful gems, visual little treats of costume, design, and Italy. Unfortunately, you'll have to tolerate some very spotty acting and weird pacing and awkward plot development to see them. Fortunately, you'll also be rewarded with some very lovely acting by a cavalcade of British lionesses. Look up "withering" in Wikipedia, and you'll see Maggie Smith's picture. And Joan Plowright's puppy eyes are ageless...she is so darling in this film, she acts as salve to Ms. Smith's saltiness.
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Summary: A beautiful place going through ugly times
Comment: "Tea With Mussolini" on the surface is a women's film. The lead characters are a group of elderly English women and two Americans (Cher and Lily Tomlin). These woman have chosen to live in Florence, Italy during the 1930--1946 time frame which begins with fascism and ends with the Scottish coming to take back the city.
What makes this film is foremost the cast, and the city itself which is a gem, and finally the careful brush of history upon the women's everyday lives. "Tea" is one of the best "Coming of Second Age" films I have seen in a long time.
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Summary: Tea with Mussolini
Comment: I am a big fan of Judy Dench and Maggie Smith, and Joan Plowright. This was a great movie. Great job of casting.
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Summary: MEMOIR VALENTINE TO AN OLD ITALY
Comment: As memoirs go, this is one of those "life films", the kind that have no immediately discernible plot but ride instead on the charm of their vignettes and characters. The ensemble cast hardly needs a spiel. Suffice it to say that fans won't be disappointed as all of them realize their eccentric characters with joyfully unmitigated indulgence. They're blithe, they're insouciant, and they strut their stuff with elan. It's a comical but inspiring scene when our happy band stands up to the Germans.
What's more, the sense of time and place is impeccable. Italy itself is practically a character. Expect travelogue-worthy shots of Florence. The calendar says 1935, that haunting time of a Europe sandwiched between the wars. Even before the first sounding of tanks or dictators, in every word and deed there is just the slightest trace of irresolution, an uneasiness.
Impatient viewers stand warned: this is a mood piece that unravels quite leisurely, meanders almost, using its entire first half for character exposition and sowing little story details. But viewers with an eye for culturally uplifting entertainment will find that Tea With Mussolini hits the spot with great aplomb.
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