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Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005 · 103 min

A charming, gently funny backstage drama with a big heart, balancing cheeky humour and wartime poignancy.

Directed by
Stephen Frears
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
The show must go on, but the clothes must come off.
Overview
Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

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Directed by
Stephen Frears
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • war
  • freedom
  • grief
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Written by
Martin Sherman
Starring
Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Kelly Reilly, Thelma Barlow, Anna Brewster, Rosalind Halstead
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Andrew Dunn
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese

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