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Mrs. Henderson Presents [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, William Young, Christopher Guest, Kelly Reilly
Director(s): Stephen Frears
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Language
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 04/18/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Letterbox for TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins
Studio: Weinstein Company
Total Copies: 18
Genres: Comedy Drama, Period Film, War Drama, Showbiz Drama
See Also: Mrs. Henderson Presents [Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

A recently widowed eccentric with money to burn and no intentions of settling down enlists the aide of a showbiz professional to transform a run-down theater in Soho into London's most innovative entertainment hot spot in director Stephen Frears' cinematic account of the groundbreaking Windmill Theater. The year is 1937 and, despite having recently lost her husband, 69-year-old Laura Henderson (Judy Dench) remains as ambitious and vital as ever. Aghast at her friend Lady Conway's (Thelma Barlow) suggestion that she take up a mundane hobby such as diamond collecting to pass the time, Mrs. Henderson instead shocks her well-to-do social circle by purchasing the ramshackle Windmill Theater in the heart of downtown Soho. Unafraid to take a risk in the venture, yet lacking the experience needed to run the theater, Mrs. Henderson brings in showbiz veteran Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) to line up an opening act that will set the stage ablaze. When the ever-curious Mrs. Henderson's intrusive spying begins to impede on Mr. Van Damm's creative progress, the frustrated theater manager has her banished from rehearsals. Though Van Damm's innovative idea to stage an unending stream of entertainment dubbed "Revudeville" proves a wild and profitable success, the Windmill begins to suffer when other local theaters quickly follow suit. Now faced with the prospect of seeing her once-lucrative endeavor fall by the wayside due to the unoriginality of the copycats who surround her, Mrs. Henderson decides to show audiences something they've never seen before by making the Windmill the first theater to feature nude female entertainers live on-stage. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Judi Dench - Laura Henderson
Bob Hoskins - Vivian Van Damm
William Young - Bertie
Christopher Guest - Lord Cromer
Kelly Reilly - Maureen
Thelma Barlow - Lady Conway

Member Movie Reviews

Octavio F. (Octavio) from BALTIMORE, MD wrote on 9/10/2009...

Very good movie, fun to watch and an outstanding performance from Judi Dench.

Gary J. (gjones) from TROUTDALE, OR wrote on 6/25/2009...

This is a warm, wonderful movie about a mother who wants to take care of a bunch of soldiers, sailors and marines because no one had done it for her son. Judi Dench is a wealthy English widow who decides to buy a playhouse in London during WWII and ends up creating a show with live, nude girls for the troops to see before they go off to war. She plays a real character and Bob Hoskins (one of my favorite character actors) plays the man she hires to run the show. It's a funny, sad, titillating, moving film that was a joy to watch from beginning to end.

Sandra S. (ratracesandra) from CUMMING, GA wrote on 8/16/2008...

Loved this sometimes funny, sometimes serious, sometimes bawdy show. Again another fine performance by Judi Dench......

Ann D. (wordyone) from WEST BEND, WI wrote on 7/24/2008...

Funny, poignant, sweet and utterly charming.

Liz M. (lizzy0215) from SHADY SIDE, MD wrote on 12/26/2007...

3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Judi Densch is one of my favorite actresses and her interaction with Bob Hoskins is a wonderful part of the movie. She is at a loss after the death of her husband and tries an outrageous venture to keep herself busy. Her quiet anguish over the loss of her only child is truely brought to light near the end of the film. Christopher Guest as the Lord Mayor is
putty in the hands of her manipulations. Fun and a little bawdy.