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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ is a visually
stunning ode to fashion’s past
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Lucas Bravo, Alba Baptista, right, and Leslie Manville star in a scene from “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.”
BY MAKENZIE WHITTLE • For The Bulletin
F
ashion lovers, start your engines — and, in this case, head to the movies.
Dripping with stunning, vintage costumes and highlighting haute couture designs from 1950s Christian Dior, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” is
not only easy on the eyes, but also supported by a sweet, simple and familiar story that keeps you smiling through every scene.
Based on the 1958 novel “Mrs. ‘Ar-
ris Goes to Paris,” by American writer
Paul Gallico, the movie sews through
the life of kind South London cleaning
lady Ada Harris (Leslie Manville), who
after a series of good luck when it comes
to her finances, travels to Paris to buy a
£500 Christian Dior gown.
While content with her life in Batter-
sea, where she spends her time work-
ing hard for entitled and wealthy clients
poppinh down to the pub for pints and
conversations with best friend Vi (El-
len Thomas) and charming Irish book-
maker Archie (Jason Isaacs), she still
longs for something. When she finally
receives word that her husband, who’s
been missing since the war, was in fact
killed in action, coupled with her dis-
covery of a stunning Dior dress hanging
in a client’s closet, Mrs. Harris decides
to buy her own, stating her Eddie would
have wanted her to have it.
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