Directed by:
Franco ZeffirelliCinematography:
David WatkinCast:
Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Massimo Ghini, Chris Larkin, Paolo Seganti, David Agranov, Roberto Farnesi, Michael Williams (more)Plots(1)
Well-received drama based on the childhood memories of director Franco Zeffirelli. It is Florence, 1934. A diverse group of women meet each afternoon for tea. There is Lady Hester Ransom (Maggie Smith), widow of the British Ambassador to Italy; Arabella (Judi Dench), a singer and artist; Georgie (Lily Tomlin), an eccentric American archaeologist; Elsa (Cher), also an American, and brash and reckless with it; and finally Mary (Joan Plowright), who has virtually adopted a young Italian boy named Luca. As the political climate shifts towards fascism, the ladies must face some inevitable changes, and Luca must face his own responsibilities. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Cher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054964_05df45.jpg)
Cher
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Mask (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
![Judi Dench](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205154_c0b055.jpg)
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Joan Plowright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269467_ec631f.jpg)
Joan Plowright
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Moby Dick (1956)
Dinosaur (2000)
![Maggie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422073_3fca11.jpg)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
![Lily Tomlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/160/164160709_3d23d4.jpg)
Lily Tomlin
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Short Cuts (1993)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
![Massimo Ghini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354616_04f5c3.jpg)
Massimo Ghini
Italy
Best movies:
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
The Truce (1997)
![Chris Larkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/388/166388530_e76b79.jpg)
Chris Larkin
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Valkyrie (2008)
![Paolo Seganti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278850_9a3d04.jpg)
Paolo Seganti
Italy
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Caraibi (1999) (series)
David Agranov
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
![Roberto Farnesi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656172_3a6c8f.jpg)
Roberto Farnesi
Italy
Best movies:
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Solo per amore (2015) (series)
Tuscan passion (2012) (series)
Michael Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) (TV movie)
Educating Rita (1983)
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
![Claudio Spadaro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347624_ad963d.jpg)
Claudio Spadaro
Italy
Best movies:
The Octopus (1984) (series)
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Henry IV (1984)
![Baird Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/528/159528511_349197.jpg)
Baird Wallace
USA
Best movies:
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
![Charlie Lucas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/528/159528538_4a5241.jpg)
Charlie Lucas
Best movies:
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Stranded (2002) (TV movie)
Second Nature (2003) (TV movie)
![Giacomo Gonnella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/162/160162030_75bb4e.jpg)
Giacomo Gonnella
Best movies:
Chaotic Ana (2007)
Titus (1999)
I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (2001)
Fabio Fulco
Italy
Best movies:
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Vaniglia e cioccolato (2004)
Un passo dal cielo (2011) (series)
Gianna Giachetti
Italy
Best movies:
Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile (2006) (TV movie)
La Viaccia (1961)
Il cielo cade (2000)
Paul Chequer
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Like Father Like Son (2005) (TV movie)
Paula Jacobs
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Hermann Weiskopf
Best movies:
Ginger and Fred (1986)
Il papa buono (2003) (TV movie)
Titus (1999)