Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (TV 1992)

Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one. First, she scrimps and saves her money, but when she has enough, and takes a trip to... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Pullen Shaw

Writers:

Paul Gallico (novel), John Hawkesworth (teleplay)

Stars:

Angela Lansbury, Diana Rigg, Lothaire Bluteau

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angela Lansbury	...	Mrs. Ada Harris
Diana Rigg	...	Mme. Colbert
Lothaire Bluteau	...	Andre
John Savident	...	Mr. Armont
Lila Kaye	...	Vi Butterfield
Tamara Gorski	...	Natasha Petitpierre
Omar Sharif	...	Marquis Hippolite
Barbara Barnes
Tamsin Olivier
Trudy Weiss
Jason Carter
Alex Knight
Mel Martin
Toby Whithouse
David Sterne

Storyline

Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one. First, she scrimps and saves her money, but when she has enough, and takes a trip to Paris, she learns that buying an original couture creation is a little harder than simply plunking down cash. Along the way to her goal, she manages to befriend a count, unite young lovers, and dodge customs.

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Plot Keywords:

young romance | fashion | rhyme in title | widow | haute couture | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

I ka 'Arris sto Parisi

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Accent Productions, Bonneville Producers Group, Corymore Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is based on the book "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris" by Paul Gallico published in 1958. Paul wrote a series of four books about Mrs. 'Arris - "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris", "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York", "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Parliament", and "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Moscow".

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Quotes

Mrs. Ada Harris: This tea looks too weak to climb up the spout!

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Connections

References To Catch a Thief (1955)

User Reviews

No special effects? I'll take that!

These days it has become a rarity to find a good movie not aided by special effects, blood or sex. It was a real pleasure to watch this small, honest and humble film, quietly following the tradition of those movies we had almost forgotten. I bet the glorious Angela Lansbury should have enjoyed acting as much as we enjoyed watching it. Well, my mother commented shortly on this movie: just like Cinderella... I cannot argue with that.