Tea with Mussolini
- Comedy
- Drama
- War
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.
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by
- John Mortimer
- Based on
- Franco Zeffirelli
Cast
Maggie Smith
Judi Dench- Joan Plowright
- Cher
Lily Tomlin- Baird Wallace
- Charlie Lucas
- Michael Williams
- Paul Chequer
- Massimo Ghini
- Paolo Seganti
- Tessa Pritchard
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