Florence; Italy; on the brink of WWII: it was a time of social unrest and; of course...afternoon tea. Join Oscar?(r) winner* Cher and an incredible cast of leading ladies as they host this "radiant; beautiful film" (Gene Shalit; "Today Show") that is "worth savoring" (Mademoiselle).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.