Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a 2022 historical comedy-drama film directed and produced by Anthony Fabian, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Carroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson, and Olivia Hetreed. It is the third film adaptation of the 1958 novel Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico. The film stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Ellen Thomas, Rose Williams, and Jason Isaacs. The film enjoyed strong box office in the United States arthouse circuit.[1]
Plot[]
In 1957 London, Mrs. Ada Harris, a widowed cleaning lady, becomes obsessed with a haute couture Dior dress of one of her clients; it inspires her to buy her own Dior dress. After suddenly receiving a war-widow's pension, she embarks on an adventure to Paris to do so. She stumbles into a showing of Dior's 10th anniversary collection and is befriended by André, the Dior accountant, and Natasha, a Dior model. However, the Dior director, Claudine, resents Ada's intrusion into the exclusive world of haute couture.
Dior has fallen on hard financial times and because Ada is willing to pay in cash, they reluctantly agree to make a dress for her. While she remains in Paris for fittings, she stays with André and encourages him to express his affection for NatashaTemplate:--who shares his interest in existential philosophy.
When Claudine is forced to fire several of Dior's workers due to financial constraints, Ada organises a strike and forces Claudine and Christian Dior to listen to André's ideas to modernise the business and make it profitable.
Ada returns to London with her dress. She loans it to one of her clients, Pamela, a struggling actress. Pamela wears it to an event where it catches fire and is ruined. Her friends at Dior read of the disaster in the newspaper and send her another dress, one she had initially coveted more than the dress she actually purchased.
Cast[]
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Production[]
In October 2020, it was announced Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista and Lucas Bravo joined the cast of the film, with Anthony Fabian directing and producing the film, from a screenplay he co-wrote alongside Caroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed, based upon the novel Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, with Manville set to executive produce.[2][3]
Principal photography began in October 2020.[4] Filming took place over 40 days in Budapest, before production moved to London and Paris.[5]
Release[]
In March 2021, Focus Features acquired worldwide distribution rights to Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris for approximately $15 million and will distribute the film in the United States, while parent company Universal Pictures will distribute internationally.[6] It was released theatrically in the United States on 15 July 2022.[7] It was originally scheduled to be released on 6 May.[8] The film is set to be released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2022,[9] in Hungary on 6 October 2022,[10] and in France on 2 November 2022.[11]
Reception[]
Box office[]
In the United States, the film made $2 million from 980 theaters in its opening weekend; 44% of its audience was women over the age of 55.[12] As of August 13 2022, the film had grossed more than $8.4 million theatrically in the United States.[13] Deadline Hollywood described that the film's United States box office performance was 'strong'.[14]
Critical response[]
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 95% approval rating from 130 critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The Critic's Consensus reads, "Led by a luminous Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a good old-fashioned story charmingly told."[15] Template:Metacritic film prose Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[12]
References[]
- ↑ Will Superhero Hiatus Power Arthouses? 'Emily the Criminal', 'Summering' & 'Fall' Test Market – Specialty Preview (12 August 2022).
- ↑ Grater, Tom (October 8, 2020). Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert Pic 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris' Underway In Budapest For EOne.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (October 8, 2020). Production in Eastern Europe underway on eOne's 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris'.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfne - ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (March 31, 2021). Focus Features Sews Up World Rights To Period Drama 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris' With Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 9, 2022). Focus Features Moves Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris To Midsummer.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 11, 2021). Focus Features Sets Early 2022 Release For 'Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris'.
- ↑ Echebiri, Chike (8 July 2022). 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris': Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Everything You Need to Know.
- ↑ Miklós, Vincze (1 May 2022). A Zeneakadémia és a Keleti pályaudvar is feltűnik a Mrs. Harris Párizsban előzetesében (in hu).
- ↑ Vincent, Anthony (15 July 2022). Isabelle Huppert dans la comédie british haute couture Une robe pour Mrs Harris s'annonce hilarante et drama (in fr). Madmoizelle.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Goldsmith, Jill (July 16, 2022). 'Mrs. Harris' Dresses Up With $1.9M Opening; 'Marcel The Shell' Has Wind Behind Its Snails – Specialty Box Office.
- ↑ MRS Harris Goes to Paris.
- ↑ Will Superhero Hiatus Power Arthouses? 'Emily the Criminal', 'Summering' & 'Fall' Test Market – Specialty Preview (12 August 2022).
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Wd". Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (in en). Fandango Media.
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