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.

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Cast

Maggie Smith

Judi Dench

Joan Plowright

Cher

Lily Tomlin

Baird Wallace

Charlie Lucas

Michael Williams

Paul Chequer

Massimo Ghini