Overview
Plot
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca, who just lost his mother, is sent by his callous father to live with British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends watch over him until Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
- Directors
- 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, Claudio Spadaro, Roberto Farnesi, Chris Larkin, Giacomo Gonnella, Allan Caister Pearce, Hermann Weiskopf, Pino Colizzi
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, War
- Release date
- 1999-03-25
- Studios
- Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Tea with Mussolini Plot and Cast
After his mother's death, adolescent Luca is placed in the care of British expatriate Mary Wallace by his callous businessman father in 1930s fascist Italy. Mary's circle of cultured friends—artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie—help look after the boy. Their refined lives are dramatically disrupted when the Allies declare war on Mussolini.
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