Synopsis
Eccentric 70-year-old widow 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 female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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Cast
- Judi DenchMrs. Laura Henderson
- Bob HoskinsVivian Van Damm
- Will YoungBertie
- Christopher GuestLord Cromer
- Kelly ReillyMaureen
- Thelma BarlowLady Conway
- Anna BrewsterDoris
- Rosalind HalsteadFrances
- Sarah SolemaniVera
- Natalia TenaPeggy
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Marvelously enjoyable. - 88
ReelViews
It offers a feel-good experience, but without the heavy dose of schmaltz that often accompanies such a production. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
An absolute delight from start to finish. - 70
Chicago Reader
Posh meets prole in this period drama elegantly directed by Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, Prick Up Your Ears). - 70
Village Voice
This is Dame Judi's show. However extraordinary an actor she may be, she cannot conceal the obvious fact that she's having the time of her life here. Isn't that delicious? - 70
The A.V. Club
Poking fun at uptight British civility has long been a monocle-shattering comedic staple, and Mrs. Henderson Presents gets by for a while on its genial naughtiness. - 60
Variety
A bigscreen feature executed with a cookie-cutter small-screen sensibility, this often charming but untextured fact-based period piece is buoyed along by the redoubtable Judi Dench. - 60
The New York Times
Watching this reasonably funny, professionally assembled calculation is a little like snuggling up in front of the television with a mug of hot cocoa and a warm blanket. Those who prefer their drinks and recreation spiked would do well to look elsewhere.
