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Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Film · 1999 · 117 min · PG · Comedy · Drama · War

A story of civilized disobedience

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.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

Starring Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Charlie Lucas, Michael Williams

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In cinemas13 May 1999
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First release anywhere25 March 1999

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