Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

A story of civilized disobedience

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.

Date of release
1999-03-25
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (162)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, War
Director
Franco Zeffirelli

Casting

  • Maggie Smith — Lady Hester Random
  • Judi Dench — Arabella
  • Joan Plowright — Mary Wallace
  • Cher — Elsa Strauss-Almerson
  • Lily Tomlin — Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
  • Baird Wallace — Luca
  • Charlie Lucas — Luca (Child)
  • Michael Williams — British Consul
  • Paul Chequer — Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
  • Massimo Ghini — Paolo
  • Paolo Seganti — Vittorio Fanfanni
  • Tessa Pritchard — Connie Raynor

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