Tea With Mussolini (1999)
Tagline:A story of civilized disobedience
Category:Drama / Comedy / War
Director:Franco Zeffirelli
Cast:Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Charlie Lucas, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, ...

Plot Summary

Luca is a young boy in 1930s Italy, and after his mother has run away his father is more than happy to see him cared for by a group of eccentric aristoratic English women living in Tuscany. Hester, Arabella and Mary are soon joined by Americans Elsa and Georgie, who share their love for Italy and lack of concern over the rise of Fascism. But when war breaks out, Luca's life changes, as do those of the women, particularly the Jewish American Elsa...
Extra Information

Movie was filmed on location in San Gimignano, Italy, Tuscany and in Florence.
Semi-autobiographical tale from the early life of director Franco Ziffirelli.

Cast List

Cher: Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan
Paolo Seganti: Vittorio Fanfanni
Judi Dench: Arabella
Joan Plowright: Mary Wallace
Maggie Smith: Lady Hester Random
Lily Tomlin: Georgie
Baird Wallace: Luca
Charlie Lucas: Luca (Child)
Massimo Ghini: Paolo
Claudio Spadaro: Mussolini
Mino Bellei: Cesare
Paul Chequer: Wilfred Random
Tessa Pritchard: Connie Raynor
Michael Williams: British Consul
Paula Jacobs: Molly
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