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Actors: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Will Young
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mrs. Henderson Presents |
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Laura Henderson (Dench) has returned to England from India upon the death of her husband. At the luncheon immediately following the funeral services, she pulls her friend aside and confides that she is already bored with being a widow. Mrs. Henderson attempts to follow her friend's advice. When luncheons, hobbies, and charity work bore her, she decides to buy something -- a theatre.
On the eve of World War II, Mrs. Henderson refurbishes an abandonded theatre in Soho. She realizes she needs expert assistance and is introduced to Vivian Van Damm (Hoskins), who agrees to run the theatre if he is given full artistic control. From the outset, their professional relationship is decidedly a love-hate relationship not unlike that of a long-married couple.
The two agree to stage a continuous musical revue at the newly opened Windmill Theatre. It is a success, but their revolutionary decision to have shows play continuously is quickly copied. Mrs. Henderson suggests that they follow the French -- feature nude women. She must convince the Lord Chamberlain (Guest) that the endeavour is artistic in order to gain his initial approval. And Van Damm and his male star, Bertie (Young), begin their search for fair English roses willing to disrobe to appear in the play.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mrs. Henderson Presents |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Unclothed?
- full frontal
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
- seeing full frontal--men
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
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