7PM | TEA WITH MUSSOLINI

1999 | War/Comedy | 1h 57m | M

TRIBUTE TO MAGGIE SMITH

The story of a young Italian boy's upbringing by a circle of British and American women before and during the Second World War.

The heroines are an enclave of English ladies living in Florence in 1930s facist Italy before the start of WWII, and firmly refusing to admit that Mussolini is anything but benevolent.

The Movie won the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for Maggie Smith.

and also stars high-profile actors, Joan Plowright, Cher, Judi Dench and Lily Tomlin.