Tea with Mussolini

1999Rated6.41h 57mComedy, 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.

Starring: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright

Cast

  • Maggie SmithLady Hester Random
  • Judi DenchArabella
  • Joan PlowrightMary Wallace
  • CherElsa Strauss-Almerson
  • Lily TomlinGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell
  • Baird WallaceLuca
  • Charlie LucasLuca (Child)
  • Michael WilliamsBritish Consul
  • Paul ChequerWilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
  • Massimo GhiniPaolo

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