Mrs. Henderson Presents
(2005)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 239 votes
Year: 2005
Runtime: 103 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Джуди Денч, Боб Хоскинс, Will Young, Кристофер Гест, Келли Райлли, Thelma Barlow, Анна Брюстер, Розалинд Халстэд, Sarah Solemani, Наталия Тена
Plot
Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Recently widowed well-to-do Mrs. Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) is at a bit of a loose end in inter-war London. On a whim, she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) to run it, despite the fact the two don't seem to get along at all. Although their idea of a non-stop revue is at first a success, other theatres copy it and disaster looms. Laura suggests they put nudes in the show, but Van Damm points out that the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer (Christopher Guest), who licenses live shows in Britain, is likely to have something to say about this. Luckily, Mrs. Henderson is friends with him.