Tea with Mussolini

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Maggie Smith Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench Arabella

Joan Plowright Mary Wallace

Cher Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell