Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

A story of civilized disobedience 1999-03-25 United Kingdom, Italy 117 Min. PG-13
6.4 140 votes

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.

Cast

Maggie Smith is Lady Hester Random
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench is Arabella
Arabella
Joan Plowright is Mary Wallace
Mary Wallace
Cher is Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin is Georgina
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Charlie Lucas is Luca (Child)
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams is British Consul
British Consul
Paul Chequer is Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Paolo Seganti is Vittorio Fanfanni
Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard is Connie Raynor
Connie Raynor