Released:
1999-03-25

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.

Director:
Franco Zeffirelli

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Maggie Smith
  as
  Lady Hester Random
• 
  Judi Dench
  as
  Arabella
• 
  Joan Plowright
  as
  Mary Wallace
• 
  Cher
  as
  Elsa Strauss-Almerson
• 
  Lily Tomlin
  as
  Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell