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.

Lady Hester Random

Arabella

Mary Wallace

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

British Consul

Paolo

Vittorio Fanfanni

Benito Mussolini

Maurizio

Major Gibson

First Carabiniere

German Officer

Grandi
March 25, 1999

Lady Hester Random

Arabella

Mary Wallace

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

British Consul

Paolo

Vittorio Fanfanni

Benito Mussolini

Maurizio

Major Gibson

First Carabiniere

German Officer

Grandi
