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Feature film — 1999

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

6.41h 57mComedy — Drama — War

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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A high-signal pick with 162 votes.

Cattleya / Cineritmo / Film and General Productions / Medusa Produzione

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Director: Franco Zeffirelli

On screen

Cast & crew

Maggie Smith as Lady Hester Random

Maggie Smith

Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench as Arabella

Judi Dench

Arabella

Joan Plowright as Mary Wallace

Joan Plowright

Mary Wallace

Cher as Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Cher

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Lily Tomlin

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

B

Baird Wallace

Luca

C

Charlie Lucas

Luca (Child)

Michael Williams as British Consul

Michael Williams

British Consul

Paul Chequer as Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Paul Chequer

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Massimo Ghini as Paolo

Massimo Ghini

Paolo

P

Paolo Seganti

Vittorio Fanfanni

T

Tessa Pritchard

Connie Raynor

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