Mrs. Henderson Presents (Widescreen Edition)
by Stephen Frears
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Actor: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Judi Dench, Kelly Reilly, Will YoungDirector: Stephen Frears
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Producer: Bob Hoskins
Producer: Cameron McCracken
Producer: David Aukin
Producer: David M. Thompson
Writer: David Rose
Writer: Kathy Rose
Writer: Martin Sherman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of Mrs. Henderson Presents (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: 2.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bottom Line:
Dench and Hoskins are in fine form and the film itself is often quite entertaining, but Mrs. Henderson Presents never manages to find much of a plot and remains more of a cheeky little film than an especially good one.
Summary of Mrs. Henderson Presents (Widescreen Edition)
Academy Award winner1 Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) received her fifth Oscar? nomination for her saucy, hilarious performance in Mrs. Henderson Presents. Laura Henderson (Dench) may be a widow in London but she is certainly not going to spend the rest of her days playing bridge. In a time when England is brought to its knees by war, she brings a nation to its feet in applause-with a live show featuring nude girls! Dench and Academy Award nominee2 Bob Hoskins have won critics' hearts in this stylish gem that Joe Morgenstern from The Wall Street Journal calls "one of the wittiest comedies to come our way in a very long time!" "Two hours of relentless, heart-pounding pleasure." - Rex Reed, The New York Observer 1Best Supporting Actress, Shakespeare in Love 2Best Actor, Mona LisaThe blitz-bombing of London in World War II provides the serious backdrop for the uplifting entertainment of Mrs. Henderson Presents, a delightful British comedy anchored by the flawless performances of Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins. After losing a son in World War I, and becoming a widow in 1937, the wealthy and respectable Mrs. Henderson (Dench) decides that the best way to support soldiers going off to battle is to give them a wartime send-off they'll never forget. Thus, she buys and renovates the Windmill Theater in London's Soho district, hires Mr. Vivian Van Damm (Hoskins) as the impresario of an all-day musical variety show called "Revudeville," and secures permission from the censorious Lord Cromer (Christopher Guest) to include naked women in the stage show - on the condition that the ladies remain still onstage to qualify as "art," like nude portraits in a gallery, with the "foliage" of their "midlands" discreetly obscured. "Revudeville" is an instant hit, British propriety remains tastefully intact, and as The Windmill's fortunes rise, fall, and rise again, Mrs. Henderson Presents develops an emotional depth and good-natured nobility that's perfectly matched to the comedy of tweaking British manners. Working from an eloquently witty, fact-based screenplay by Martin Sherman, director Stephen Frears (High Fidelity) brings out the best in a well-chosen cast, and Andrew Dunn's cinematography (enhanced by judicious use of digital effects to show the London blitz in progress) casts a warm, inviting glow over this winning tale of show-biz tenacity in the best and worst of times. --Jeff Shannon
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