"Drinking Tea with Mussolini"

Kennedy 2022-01-17 08:02:21

The literature of Shakespeare and the beauty of Florence's architecture, Franco Zeffirelli combined the experience of Anglo-American women and Italian boys in World War II through his best field into a beautiful and moving story.

In fact, the story itself is not new, even too dramatic. However, Italian humor harmonizes all the excessive drama to the right degree, and the lack of explanation is not so important. The trauma of war and the suffering of growing up under the tenacity of the personality are nothing more than the supporting role of the disease-free groan.

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  • Haley 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    I went to Florence and San Gimignano to watch this film again, I think it is friendly and beautiful, and the boy who plays Luca is very cute.

  • Francisca 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    2020.01.29, // five stars //. Really a beautiful work. People are beautiful, art is beautiful, endings are beautiful, and words are playful. No one could not but be moved by the footage of several old ladies carrying the train while carrying Henry V. Raising a child is not about going to a major elementary school, but about learning about Shakespeare and art, and also helping to set up the dining table and play a good football. Finally, he must have a noble personality who takes life and truth the most and himself the least, is not afraid of death, and does not mind misunderstanding and fame. He is already a true English gentleman.

Tea with Mussolini quotes

  • Lady Hester: Americans just simply don't understand picnics!

  • [first lines]

    Title Card: Florence 1935.

    Title Card: The love affair between the artistically-inclined English community and Florence was soon to be overshadowed by the clouds of war.

    Title Card: But at the moment the sun is still shining on the squares and statues, and the dictator Mussolini is the gentleman who makes the trains run on time.

    Connie Raynor: Excuse me, are you the Consul?

    British Consul: Yes.

    Connie Raynor: Connie Raynor of the Morning Post. I'm fascinated to know what His Majesty's Consul in Florence makes of it all?

    British Consul: I can't believe your readers would be interested in our little ceremony.

    Connie Raynor: Oh, they are. Since Mussolini, we can't get enough of Italy.