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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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Tea with Mussolini
Cast
Maggie SmithLady Hester Random
Judi DenchArabella
Joan PlowrightMary Wallace
CherElsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily TomlinGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Michael WilliamsBritish ConsulCredits
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by
- John Mortimer, Franco Zeffirelli
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $21M
Production
CattleyaItaly- CineritmoItaly
- Film and General ProductionsUnited Kingdom
- Medusa Produzione
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