An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaCher has stated that the only reason she took the part of Elsa was because Writer and Director Franco Zeffirelli said he could only see her and no other actress in the role.
- GoofsThe tanks the Germans ride in are, in fact, U.S. Army M4 Shermans, not German-built Panzers.
- Quotes
Lady Hester: The Germans and the Italians couldn't get rid of us. There is absolutely no reason why we should surrender to the Scots.
- Alternate versionsThe MGM DVD, ISBN 0-7928-4300-2, is missing least one shot: The original tea with Mussolini scene ends with Mussolini forcing himself upon the reporter, forcing her onto his desk (i.e., he rapes her.) This DVD omits that ending and leaves the reporter's change in behavior unexplained.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- SoundtracksMattinata Fiorentina
Written by Giovanni D'Anzi (as D'Anzi) and Michele Galdieri (as Galdieri)
Performed by Alberto Rabagliati
Featured review
An ode to humanity
This is a melodrama and you should not expect anything else. But what a melodrama! In the hands of a great director, using an eccentric story involving some eccentric people, it conveys straight to the heart how the great darkness descended upon Europe in the 1930's. It tells you that the greatest evil is the work of humans, and that the potential for evil lurks in the human soul. But, and here is the movie greatest strength, it shows you that humans possess the capacity to be human and to act human, when they heed Shakespeare's advice: "Love thyself last". All the negative comments that can be made about this or that deficiency caused me to downgrade this movie's rating from a "10" to a mere "9". Go see it. If you have kids - make sure to take them along for a great and satisfying lesson about life as it should be lived.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Mussolini ile Çay
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,401,563
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,633,183
- May 16, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $14,401,563
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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