Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Good old fashioned feel good comedy drama for all the family. Yes it's a bit daft at times, but it will leave you feeling pretty content with life afterwards or at least in some sort of fantasy world in your mind.

Film centres around the performance and like ability factor of Lesley Manville as Mrs Harris, and she carry's off that responsibility pretty well, and Alba Baptista was also good as the top Dior model.

Some of the French location scenery could have been presented better with one sensing that this was not a big budget movie, but in summary a nice way to spend a couple of hours on a winters night.

A fun and refreshing afternoon at the movies. Very little drama, some fun lines and totally predictable story. So what? That's what fun movies are for.

Mrs. Harris is maybe not the hero we deserve, but the one we need. Everywhere she goes, her kindness spreads like an infectious disease; I'm pretty sure a bit spilled out of the screen and got some of us in the audience. She handles life with such an authenticity, It's marvelous, refreshing.

There's nothing too unexpected about this film, but certainly not a waste of time. The world needs to go see Mrs Harris!

Some movies are plainly adorable and become a delightful watch simply because the storyline is straightforward and it appeals to all age groups. This movie set in 1957 Paris is a mix of fairy tale romance and fun filled fulfillment of dreams. Ada Harris works a cleaner woman in upper class homes in London leading a mundane life but she is optimistic all the time ( She keeps saying " It's my lucky day today" ). She sees a very attractive evening gown of Christian Dior, Paris costing 500 pounds in the home of one of her mistresses and is besotted by it. On an impulse she decides to procure one for herself even if it means travelling to Paris to make a purchase. She manages to a gather funds through various means, lands up in Paris but things are not so smooth for her. Since the setting is Paris, can romance be far behind?

A highlight of the movie is the admirable acting of talented Lesley Manville who goes through the gamut of emotions in a light hearted and endearing way. The infectious cheerful demeanour and positive attitude she projects is worth watching. Director Anthony Fabian has made an enchanting , engaging and entertaining movie from an old fashioned tale. It doesn't drag anytime and one can sit through it with interest. One attractive sequence is about models parading in glamorous, exquisite gowns in the premises of Christian Dior, Paris. It is shot and presented in style. The cinematography is attractive specially in the outdoors. Costume design is rightly given prominence and results are amazing no doubt. One is reminded of " Phantom thread" and " The devil wears Prada". One surprising feature is that Paris streets are shown dirty with overflowing dustbins and garbage everywhere. This is unthinkable for a dream city. It is explained away in the movie as strike by the cleaning workers.

This film was not on my radar at all. But I watched it. And loved it. I thought the acting was on point. The directing was beautifully done, the movie reminded me of a film from the 50s or 60s. The writing was well done and pretty much perfect. The film had a nice feel to it making it easily rewatchable. Overall its definitely a under the radar film, but it should be watched. Its highly enjoyable for the whole family and is a very sweet film.