TMDb6.4 / 10

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Name: Tea with Mussolini
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1999-03-25
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin

A story of civilized disobedience

117 min · United Kingdom, Italy · Dir. Franco Zeffirelli

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.