Tea with Mussolini

Synopsis

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

Written by

John Mortimer

Music

Stefano Arnaldi

Studio

Cattleya

Released

25 March 1999

Genres

Comedy, Drama, War