Directed by:
Franco ZeffirelliCinematography:
David WatkinCast:
Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Massimo Ghini, Chris Larkin, Paolo Seganti, David Agranov, Roberto Farnesi, Michael Williams (more)Plots(1)
Florence, Italy, on the brink of WWII: it was a time of social unrest and, of course...afternoon tea. Prewar Florence is the place to be for any proper British woman who relishes culture and the arts. These ladies have everything they could ever want or needincluding a promise from dictator Mussolini himself that not even the imminent world war will impose upon their lifestyle. But when itappears that his word is not kept, and these expatriateswho chose to stay in Italy instead of seeking refuge in their own countryare in trouble, it takes a young outcast boy and a brazen American woman (Cher) to keep them in the high life and out of harm's way. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Cher
USA
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Judi Dench
UK
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Joan Plowright
UK
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Maggie Smith
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Lily Tomlin
USA
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Massimo Ghini
Italy
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Chris Larkin
UK
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Paolo Seganti
Italy
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David Agranov
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Roberto Farnesi
Italy
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Michael Williams
UK
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Claudio Spadaro
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Baird Wallace
USA
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Charlie Lucas
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Giacomo Gonnella
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Fabio Fulco
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Gianna Giachetti
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Paul Chequer
UK
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Paula Jacobs
UK
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Hermann Weiskopf
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