Movie

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

• PG
• March 25, 1999
• 1h 57m

• Comedy
• Drama
• War

“A story of civilized disobedience”

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.

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Writers

John Mortimer, Franco Zeffirelli

Starring

Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright