Tea with Mussolini
1999 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 14,610 VOTES · DIR. Franco Zeffirelli
Overview
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,281 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:25 - Excuse me, are you the consul? - Yes.
00:06:16 No, he isn't.
00:12:08 - What did he say? - It's no good.
00:16:48 Well, Miss Wallace takes you.
00:21:26 Connie Raynor of the Morning Post in London. You mind if I take notes?
00:25:04 It's quite another to take care of stray boys.
00:28:18 discipline, order, safety in the streets.
00:32:05 " Oh, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon...
00:36:31 I always knew we could rely on you.
00:41:08 Remember, before the battle?
00:46:16 No, no, three cases. Three.
00:49:35 I thought it would be better to be discreet.
00:53:14 We chose Florence from the whole world. Florence should be honored!
00:59:45 You are extremely rude, young man!
01:03:55 Vittorio is right. Elsa must stop this folly.
01:09:29 Are we a man now?
01:14:08 - Signora Elsa? - Mrs. Strauss-Almerson is not at home.
01:18:56 What will happen to my sister and her family in Brooklyn?
01:23:13 Oh, Elsa, Elsa, please may I have this?
01:27:41 And remember:
01:33:14 Vittorio had so many arrested. Some I knew very well.
01:37:03 Shot! I've got the frescoes to save!
01:41:18 My grandson's with them. They will help you out of Italy.
01:47:51 Stop this nonsense at once!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,281
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:02:25
Final line01:47:51
Production Record
DirectorFranco Zeffirelli
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$21,001,563
IMDb votes14,610