Tea with Mussolini

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.

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Franco Zeffirelli directed Tea with Mussolini in 1999. See Franco Zeffirelli's full filmography, where to start with Franco Zeffirelli, or where to go after you've seen everything by Franco Zeffirelli.

Tea with Mussolini was released in 1999 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.