Once upon a time, Mrs. Harris sees a beautiful Dior gown while cleaning one of their closets. This puts her into a kind of trance, and she decides she must have a Dior creation of her own. Like in Cinderella, a gorgeous dress becomes an important part of the story.
Manville, a former Oscar® nominee for Phantom Thread, is practically perfect in the role of a lonely woman who works diligently and longs for her soldier husband who was declared missing in action. When Vi (Ellen Thomas), her happy-to-lucky friend, hears about her plans to go to Paris for a Dior dress, she is surprised but supportive. And so is Archie (Jason Isaacs), another friend who has a secret crush on her.
How Mrs. Harris manages to put together enough money for this trip to Paris would entail too many spoilers, so I’ll just get right to my poem.
Cleaning lady wants dress by Dior.
If she gets that, will she want more?
Travel to Paris costs a lot.
So she must save more than she thought.
What a delightful picture show!
You’ll be entranced before you know.
Mrs. Harris wins hearts and minds
in this film like old-fashioned kinds
Stylish fashion pleases the eyes.
Colorful gowns are the surprise.
And Lesley Manville owns the screen
as the best cleaner ever seen.
After Mrs. Harris arrives in Paris, she finds obstacles in the way of her goal. For example, it’s not easy getting into the House of Dior to let them know she wants one of their dresses. The snobbish Madame Colbert (Isabelle Huppert) doesn’t like the idea of doing business with someone like Mrs. Harris. And the cost for a Dior dress may be too much for a cleaning lady. Fortunately, one of the models (Alba Baptista) helps her and so does a French marquee (Lambert Wilson) plus one of Dior’s young accountants (Lucas Bravo). Believe it or not, Mrs. Harris gets to see a glamorous fashion show at the House of Dior -- and watch where she’s sitting!
But will she take home a glorious Dior dress? And will she live happily ever after?
There are plenty surprises toward the end of Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. However, I don’t want to spoil things for you. Have a great time watching this one, folks!
With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there. --- Patrick Demerchelier
One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art. --- Oscar Wilde
(Released by Focus Features and rated “PG” by MPAA.)
Director: Anthony Fabian
Screenplay Writers: Anthony Fabian, Carroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson, Olivia Hetreed
Novel Author: Paul Gallico
Costumes: Jenny Beavan
When we met after 20 years since high school, my wife and I were not interested in expensive wedding. She had been manager of an exclusive lady's shop in our hometown so had an abundance of great clothes. So she wore a cream colored dress and I wore one of my suits for our wedding.
But here in Houston for our first New Year celebration in 1982, she gave me a surprise. Her mother, the wife of a prominent Dayton, Ohio physician, apparently had visited Paris in the 1950s and purchased a gown from Christian Dior. Jan took it out of the box and tried it on. It was a simple black dress that was covered with sequins making it sparkle. It fit her perfectly.
So she decided to wear the gown to the New Year's party we were invited to in the atrium of an ultramodern business building. Looking around for something to offset the all-black look, my stepdaughter had brought home a gray fox fur stole that was used in a play at the high school. Jan borrowed it and we were off to the party. I don't recall that anyone ever noticed, unless she told them, what a wonderful inheritance that was. Her daughter, also with a figure matching her grandmother, probably has that gown, now.
Ron
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