# Tea with Mussolini (1999)

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**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, War
**Directed by**: Franco Zeffirelli
**Written by**: John Mortimer
**Starring**: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace

> *A story of civilized disobedience*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A gang of British expats in Mussolini’s Italy find themselves parenting a traumatized orphan until history rudely reminds them fascism isn’t just rude dinner conversation. They shelter adolescent Luca in their Florence salon, where art, wine, and gossip briefly outshine the rising storm. Then the war arrives, turning afternoon tea into full-time crisis management.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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