Tea with Mussolini

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.

• Release date
• March 25, 1999
• Runtime
• 117 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama, War
• Director
• Franco Zeffirelli

Cast

Maggie Smith Lady Hester Random Judi Dench Arabella Joan Plowright Mary Wallace Cher Elsa Strauss-Almerson Lily Tomlin Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

B

Baird Wallace Luca

C

Charlie Lucas Luca (Child) Michael Williams British Consul