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Tea with Mussolini

"A story of civilized disobedience"

1999 117 min 6.4

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1999-03-25
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $21,001,563
Production: Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione