Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

Original title

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

comedy film, biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 235 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eccentric British socialite opens a London theatre during the 1930s. She hires a manager to run the venue and they soon introduce nude tableaux to attract audiences.

whimsicallight-heartednostalgicgentlewarmeccentricold-fashionedbittersweet

What happens

Mrs Henderson Presents is a 2005 biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Martin Sherman. It stars Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, and Will Young (in his acting debut). It tells the true story of Laura Henderson, an eccentric British socialite who opened the Windmill Theatre in London in 1931. Mrs Henderson Presents was theatrically released on 25 November 2005 by Pathé Distribution in the United Kingdom and by The Weinstein Company in the United States. It received generally positive reviews from critics and did moderately well, grossing $27.8 million against its $20 million budget. It received two nominations at the 78th Academy Awards; Best Actress (for Dench) and Best Costume Design (for Sandy Powell). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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