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64% Critic Match
Tea with Mussolini
“A story of civilized disobedience”
6.4 / 10• 1999• 1h 57m•PG• English
ComedyDramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Lead
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
BW
Baird Wallace
Luca
CL
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
British Consul
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Franco Zeffirelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tea with Mussolini is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
