Tea with Mussolini
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1hr
57mins
Directed by
Franco Zeffirelli,
Starring
Maggie Smith,
Judi Dench,
Joan Plowright,
Cher
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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.