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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

- Follow your dream.

A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.

Release Date : 2022-07-15

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Superbe FilmsHero SquaredElysian FilmsuMediaMoonriver TVNational Film Institute HungaryEntertainment One Features

Production Country : BelgiumCanadaFranceHungaryUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lesley Manville

Character Name : Ada Harris

Original Name : Lesley Manville

Gender : Female

Isabelle Huppert

Character Name : Claudine Colbert

Original Name : Isabelle Huppert

Gender : Female

Lambert Wilson

Character Name : Marquis de Chassagne

Original Name : Lambert Wilson

Gender : Male

Alba Baptista

Character Name : Natasha

Original Name : Alba Baptista

Gender : Female

Lucas Bravo

Character Name : André Fauvel

Original Name : Lucas Bravo

Gender : Male

Ellen Thomas

Character Name : Vi Butterfield

Original Name : Ellen Thomas

Gender : Female

Rose Williams

Character Name : Pamela Penrose

Original Name : Rose Williams

Gender : Female

Jason Isaacs

Character Name : Archie

Original Name : Jason Isaacs

Gender : Male

Anna Chancellor

Character Name : Lady Dant

Original Name : Anna Chancellor

Gender : Female

Roxane Duran

Character Name : Marguerite

Original Name : Roxane Duran

Gender : Female

Bertrand Poncet

Character Name : Monsieur Carré

Original Name : Bertrand Poncet

Gender : Male

Christian McKay

Character Name : Giles Newcombe

Original Name : Christian McKay

Gender : Male

Freddie Fox

Character Name : RAF Officer

Original Name : Freddie Fox

Gender : Male

Philippe Bertin

Character Name : Christian Dior

Original Name : Philippe Bertin

Gender : Male

Guilaine Londez

Character Name : Madame Avallon

Original Name : Guilaine Londez

Gender : Female

Dorottya Ilosvai

Character Name : Mathilde Avallon

Original Name : Dorottya Ilosvai

Gender : Male

Delroy Atkinson

Character Name : Chandler

Original Name : Delroy Atkinson

Gender : Male

Vincent Martin

Character Name : Michel Simon

Original Name : Vincent Martin

Gender : Male

Harry Szovik

Character Name : Commissionaire

Original Name : Harry Szovik

Gender : Male

Péter Végh

Character Name : Fernandel

Original Name : Péter Végh

Gender : Male

Csémy Balázs

Character Name : Jean Fabre

Original Name : Csémy Balázs

Gender : Male

Igor Szász

Character Name : Jean Gabin

Original Name : Igor Szász

Gender : Male

Jeremy Wheeler

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Jeremy Wheeler

Gender : Male

Ben Addis

Character Name : Newspaper Seller

Original Name : Ben Addis

Gender : Male

Zsolt Páll

Character Name : Monsieur Avallon

Original Name : Zsolt Páll

Gender : Male

Declan Hannigan

Character Name : French Businessman

Original Name : Declan Hannigan

Gender : Male

Stephen Saracco

Character Name : Archie’s Boss

Original Name : Stephen Saracco

Gender : Male

Sarah Rickman

Character Name : Cynthia

Original Name : Sarah Rickman

Gender : Male

Wayne Brett

Character Name : Delivery Man

Original Name : Wayne Brett

Gender : Male

Panka Murányi

Character Name : Portia

Original Name : Panka Murányi

Gender : Female

Emese Sarkadi-Szabo

Character Name : Samantha

Original Name : Emese Sarkadi-Szabo

Gender : Male

Guizani Douraied

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Guizani Douraied

Gender : Male

Jade Lopez

Character Name : Helen

Original Name : Jade Lopez

Gender : Female

Anett Földi

Character Name : Odile

Original Name : Anett Földi

Gender : Male

Germaine Queen Ottley

Character Name : Renée

Original Name : Germaine Queen Ottley

Gender : Male

Sába Kapás

Character Name : France

Original Name : Sába Kapás

Gender : Male

Saruul Delgerbayar

Character Name : Alla

Original Name : Saruul Delgerbayar

Gender : Male

Isabella Brett

Character Name : Caroline

Original Name : Isabella Brett

Gender : Male

Cintia Örvendi

Character Name : Victoire

Original Name : Cintia Örvendi

Gender : Male

Barnabás Réti

Character Name : Admirer

Original Name : Barnabás Réti

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2022-08-14

I don’t know if I would have been quite so anxious to see this movie, or if I would have liked it as much, if Lesley Manville was not playing Mrs. Harris, but fortunately she was. An unlikely confluence of events happen to and around Mrs. Harris that seem to add up to an unlikely scenario of her saving money to buy the Dior dress, such as her winning the football pools (lottery). But science fiction and superhero movies would not exist if we all insisted upon realistic stories, so I had no issue suspending my disbelief. It is a sweet film, and sometimes I need one of those to offset the dramas and hard-luck characters in many movies (those “realistic” plots). It features a fine ensemble cast, most of whom I didn’t recognize from other British productions but who did well. So I am sure I will watch the movie again someday. I have to laugh looking at a few 1-star reviews on another website. Just for kicks I checked the other reviews by those angry viewers (I mean 1-star instead of say, 4 stars? Really?). One of them only had 1-star reviews, about 30 of them, which makes me question whether they even wtatched them, and another didn’t watch a single other movie that I have seen, so I guess there is a reason they disagree with me so strongly. But I am sure you are not so judgmental, so give it a try.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-10-21

Lesley Manville is clearly having some good fun playing the eponymous, widowed, wartime cleaner. One of her clients, "Lady Dant" (Anna Chancellor) is not so hot when it comes to settling her bills, but she does have a Dior dress - and at £500 this is a dream for "Mrs. Harris". Determined to have one for herself, she works extra hard, saves her pension - even has a flutter on the dogs before arriving at the Salon Dior armed with rolled up ten shilling notes. The slightly snobbish staff want little to do with her, but fortunately the debonaire "Marquis de Chassagne" (Lambert Wilson) agrees to take her in to the show as his guest, and finance fellow "André" points out to the rather snooty manager "Claudine" (Isabelle Huppert) that the cash is not to be sniffed at... What now ensues are some fun escapades as she manages to acquire a dream frock, but has to linger in Paris whilst it is made-to-measure for her. This exposes her to the benign charms of the Marquis and also sees her make new friends and have some once-in-a-lifetime experiences. It's flighty and fun, peppered with a good dose of British fair-play and pragmatism, and features a script that is delivered effortlessly by a cast that all combine well on screen. The ending is a touch contrived, but this is a feel-good film that does warm the cockles of your heart a bit and illustrates the birth of large scale high street couture.