
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.
- Year: 1999
- Country: United Kingdom, Italy
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
- Studio: Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione
- Keyword: hotel, ambassador, loss of loved one, italy, widow, world war ii, female friendship, benito mussolini, florence, italy, expatriate, 1940s, 1930s
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Cast: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace