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Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) -- Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.
Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) -- Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.

Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   8,016 votes
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Director:
Stephen Frears
Writers:
David Rose (idea)
Kathy Rose (idea)
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Release Date:
25 November 2005 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Nudity - Variety - High Society more
Plot:
Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Hoskins' Height Dilemma
 (From WENN. 3 July 2009, 1:06 AM, PDT)

Weinstein: 'Dench tattooed my name on bum'
 (From digitalspy. 19 February 2009, 5:36 PM, PST)

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A winner more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Judi Dench ... Mrs. Laura Henderson

Bob Hoskins ... Vivian Van Damm
Will Young ... Bertie

Christopher Guest ... Lord Cromer

Kelly Reilly ... Maureen
Thelma Barlow ... Lady Conway
Anna Brewster ... Doris
Rosalind Halstead ... Frances
Sarah Solemani ... Vera
Natalia Tena ... Peggy
Thomas Allen ... Eric Woodburn (as Sir Thomas Allen)
Richard Syms ... Ambrose
Ralph Nossek ... Leslie Pearkes

Camille O'Sullivan ... Jane
Doraly Rosen ... Maggie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mrs Henderson Presents (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for nudity and brief language.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS (US prints) | Dolby Digital
Company:
BBC Films more

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Trivia:
When Mrs. Henderson is in bed talking to Lady Conway by telephone, we see it as a split screen. Frears achieved this by filming them simultaneously side by side. more
Quotes:
Lady Conway: It's really not so bad. Widows are allowed hobbies.
Laura Henderson: Hobbies?
Lady Conway: Yes. Embroidery, things like that.
Laura Henderson: Are you mad?
Lady Conway: I've graduated to weaving. Would you care to see my tapestries?
Laura Henderson: I'd rather drink ink.
Lady Conway: Committees are good of course. I serve on quite a few charities. Once your husband dies, it's quite permissible to help the poor. And now, there's no one to stop you buying things. Also, of course, there's a great deal of time for lovers.
Laura Henderson: Margot, I'm nearly 70!
Lady Conway: That's true, but you're also very rich. The one cancels out the other.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Dinnerladies (#4.2)" (2006) more
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Inspiration more

FAQ

How does it end?
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127 out of 169 people found the following comment useful:-
A winner, 23 October 2005
10/10
Author: hmd4321 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A lovely movie. The idea that a movie about a strip joint could be so classy and funny seems absurd. Yet here is a loving portrayal of London's Windmill Theatre whose motto "We never closed" (or, as some wags used to say, "We never clothed")sustained them through World War Two and at least into the 60s. Judy Dench seems to have shed her Dameness for a a high old time as a very glamorous, and slightly camp, septuagenarian. Bob Hoskins (also producer) is very restrained yet determined as her adversarial business partner. And Christopher Guest puts in a surprise appearance as the Lord Chamberlin befuddled at having to grant a license to such a licentious business enterprise. It is he that comes up with the idea that nudes absolutely still on stage are "art". The depiction of the London Blitz is romantic and at one moment tragically graphic. A must for Denchophiles, Anglophiles, nude lovers, showbiz types, and anyone who likes a good yarn well told.

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