January 9, 2009
They're not British. Could be Italian. We must have British nipples."...( read more)
Anna Brewster, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest
London, 1937 Mrs. Laura Henderson, a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband. And now she's bored. At 69, she is far too energetic and vital to fade into gentle widowhood....( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006
Stats: 1,229 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (1,229)
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December 28, 2007pretty fookin' dull. even a stupid amount of boobs couldn't make this interesting. even bob hoskins was acting crap in a stagnant role. don't get me started on will young... (what a retard (sorry retards)). the only good thing offered here was judi dench's performance which is wh...( read more)
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October 26, 2007What an enjoyable movie. Wickedly hilarious and magnificent. Judie Dench is outstanding. Bob Hoskins has never been better. They have delightful chemistry.
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June 16, 2007A great little film! Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins feud so well, you'd think they were married in real life, and it's worth watching just for the scenes they do together. It tackles the question of nudity especially well, and thankfully, the movie-raters in Canada had the common sen...( read more)
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September 6, 2009Dench got the Oscar nod, but Hoskins was awesome!! Needed more character development. BOOOBIES!!
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August 10, 2009I adored this charming and humorous and TRUE story. Written with panache and style, boasting a tone that no longer seldom appears in either the spoken word or in film, it thoroughly encapsulates the era and the woman who offered what she could.
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Critic Reviews
January 13, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
January 13, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Frears gives us a sweet, old-fashioned study of time and place and one unsinkable woman. full review
January 12, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Mrs. Henderson Presents is not great cinema, and neither was the Windmill great theater, but they both put on a good show. full review
December 8, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
By the end of the picture, you're left marveling at how [Director] Frears has kept the whole thing so crisp and so fun. full review
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July 7, 2006This film states that it’s ‘Inspired By True Events’ and commences in England in 1937 with Mr. Henderson’s funeral, after a delicious splicing of authentic period footage and cartoons that serve as the film’s opening credits introduction. As Mrs. Henderson now succumbs to lonely rich widow status, she confides her loss of direction to her many-times-widowed friend and is informed to participate in committees, learn embroidery and/or take up lovers; as her richness would now cancel out her 70’s age.
1930’s English mentality floods the proceedings, and the dialogue, as Mrs. Henderson states, during the unpleasant funeral party: “I have to smile at everybody! In India, there were always people to look down on.” As history informs us, India was under the English Commonwealth hammer and this statement emphasises the hierarchy in place at that time.
Driven through the London streets by her chauffer, Mrs. Henderson spots an old theatre for sale. To read more check my blog @hotmail.com
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