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Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Drama Comedy War

A story of civilized disobedience

Release Date: 1999, March 25
Directors: Franco Zeffirelli
Countries: United Kingdom, Italy
Production: Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione
Cast: Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Judi Dench, Paolo Seganti, Joan Plowright, Chris Larkin, Cher, Massimo Ghini, Michael Williams, Claudio Spadaro, Giacomo Gonnella, Pino Colizzi

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii 1940s 1930s hotel loss of loved one italy female friendship expatriate widow ambassador benito mussolini florence, italy