Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris: Charming comedy based on a book starring Lesley Manville as a cleaning lady who would like to buy a custom-made dress from Dior.
Film plot and background
As a cleaning lady, Mrs. Harris (Lesley Manville) doesn’t need much in life. In the 1950s, she continues to hope that her husband will return alive from the war, while her colleagues persuade her that she should finally receive her pension as a war widow.
To keep her head above water, she has to work hard as a cleaner for London’s high society. When a woman shows her a Dior dress, Mrs. Harris is smitten. She has never seen anything so beautiful in her life. She pulls together all her savings, works even harder for it and wants to buy a dress at the Dior house in Paris. But once there, it is not so easy for the sprightly woman to even get over the threshold and past the equally bristly receptionist (Isabelle Huppert).
“Mrs. Harris and a dress by Dior” – background, cast, cinema release
Based on the comedic novella “A Dress by Dior” by Paul Gallico from 1958, the charming film adaptation “Mrs. Harris and a Dress by Dior” will be released in cinemas in 2022. Lesley Manville (“The Silken Thread”) will play the leading role, and she will be joined by stars such as Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”), Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter” series), Lambert Wilson (“Matrix” series), Lucas Bravo (“Emily in Paris”) and Alba Baptista (“Warrior Nun”).
Gallico’s book is not only considered a modern classic, but has also spawned three sequels in which Mrs. Harris moves to New York and Moscow. Behind the scenes, director Anthony Fabian (“Louder Than Words”) is responsible. Filming took place in Paris, London and Budapest.
The theatrical release date for “Mrs. Harris and a Dress by Dior” is 10 November 2022.
