
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.
Production
Cattleya · Cineritmo · Film and General Productions · Medusa Produzione
Cast & Characters

Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench
Arabella

Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace

Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Baird Wallace
Luca
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)

Michael Williams
British Consul
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Directors & Crew
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Clive Parsons
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
John Mortimer
Screenplay
Frederick Muller
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
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