

Information
Release DateMarch 25, 1999
Runtime1h 57m
StatusReleased
Budget$12M
Revenue$21M
ProductionCattleya, Cineritmo + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Russian
6.4
148 votesPopularity1
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench
Arabella

Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace

Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell