Starring: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright
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
Production
Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions, Medusa Produzione
Cast
Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Charlie Lucas, Michael Williams, Paul Chequer, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, Tessa Pritchard, Claudio Spadaro, Roberto Farnesi, Chris Larkin, Giacomo Gonnella, Allan Caister Pearce, Hermann Weiskopf, Pino Colizzi