A story of civilized disobedience
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.
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Cast
- Maggie SmithLady Hester Random
- Judi DenchArabella
- Joan PlowrightMary Wallace
- CherElsa Strauss-Almerson
- Lily TomlinGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell
- Baird WallaceLuca
- Charlie LucasLuca (Child)
- Michael WilliamsBritish Consul
- Paul ChequerWilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
- Massimo GhiniPaolo
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- Franco ZeffirelliDirector
- John MortimerScreenplay
- Franco ZeffirelliNovel
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- Tariq AnwarEditor
- Marco ChimenzProducer
- Clive ParsonsProducer
- Frederick MullerProducer
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