Tea with Mussolini (1999)

05/13/1999 1h 57m

A story of civilized disobedience

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Maggie Smith

as Lady Hester Random

Born 12/28/1934, age

Judi Dench

as Arabella

Born 12/09/1934, age

Joan Plowright

as Mary Wallace

Born 10/28/1929, age

Cher

as Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Born 05/20/1946, age

Lily Tomlin

as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Born 09/01/1939, age

Massimo Ghini

as Paolo

Born 10/12/1954, age