Tea with Mussolini
1999 · 118 min
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Written by Franco Zeffirelli, John Mortimer. Starring Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher.
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.
Critics 67% · audiences 76%