Tea with Mussolini Quotes

Tea with Mussolini is a television program that was first aired in 1970 . Tea with Mussolini ended its run in 1970.

It features Clive Parsons as producer, Stefano Arnaldi in charge of musical score, and David Watkin (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Tea with Mussolini is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Tea with Mussolini is 117 minutes long. Tea with Mussolini is distributed by Medusa Film (Italy).

The cast includes: Maggie Smith as Lady Hester, Cher as Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan, and Tessa Pritchard as Connie Raynor.

Tea with Mussolini Quotes

Cher as Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan

• (Cher) "Why are you helping me? You always hated me."
• (Maggie Smith) "Because we're creatures from two different worlds, you and I. Because I have despised you. And you have laughed at me and the Scorpioni. And because in spite of all that, you've been very kind to us and kept it a secret. And because we've both been very foolish women. We've both trusted men who've turned out to be bastards."
• (Cher) "Vittorio."
• (Maggie Smith) "And Mussolini."

• (Cher) "Are you trying to get rid of me?"
• (Maggie Smith) "Absolutely."

• (Cher) "Why Hester, I didn't see you there."

• (Cher) "If I hadn't been there for you then, you wouldn't be here for me NOW."

Tessa Pritchard as Connie Raynor

• (Unnamed) "Florence 1935."
• (Unnamed) "The love affair between the artistically-inclined English community and Florence was soon to be overshadowed by the clouds of war."
• (Unnamed) "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."
• (Tessa Pritchard) "Excuse me, are you the Consul?"
• (British Consul) "Yes."
• (Tessa Pritchard) "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."
• (Tessa Pritchard) "Oh, they are. Since Mussolini, we can't get enough of Italy."

Maggie Smith as Lady Hester

• (Maggie Smith) "Do look. Oh, look. Look at that ridiculous American monstrosity they've given the child. What do they call them? Knickerbocker glories. Oh. It's amazing. They can even vulgarize ice cream."

• (Maggie Smith) "Americans. They can even vulgarize ice cream."

• (Giulia Meyer) "I'm Giulia Meyer, a friend of Mrs. Morganthall."
• (Maggie Smith) "Oh, dear. I'm so sorry."

• (Maggie Smith) "The Germans and the Italians couldn't get rid of us. There is absolutely no reason why we should surrender to the Scots."

• (Maggie Smith) "Luca, is this true?"
• (Luca) "Yes, Lady Hester."

• (Georgie Rockwell) "Hester, Hester, come on, chin up."
• (Maggie Smith) "That's typically American. Keep out of trouble and tell other people to keep their chins up."
• (Georgie Rockwell) "Come on, you never know. I may be joining you sooner than you think."
• (Maggie Smith) "Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

• (Maggie Smith) "Arabella, you might love art, but art certainly doesn't respond to your affections."

• (Maggie Smith) "Americans just simply don't understand picnics."

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