Released
Tea with Mussolini
March 25 1999 (almost 26 years ago)Rating
64
Based on
142 reviews
A story of civilized disobedience
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer: John Mortimer
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
- Runtime: 1 h 57 m
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Box office: $21,001,563
- Countries: United Kingdom, Italy
- Companies: Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione
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.
