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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Fabian
Screenplay by
Based onMrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
by Paul Gallico
Produced by
  • Anthony Fabian
  • Xavier Marchand
  • Guillaume Benski
Starring
CinematographyFelix Wiedemann
Edited byBarney Pilling
Music byRael Jones
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 11 July 2022 (2022-07-11) (Paris)
  • 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) (United Kingdom)
  • 6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) (Hungary)
  • 2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Hungary[2][3]
Languages
Budget$13 million[6]
Box office$9.7 million[7][8]

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 result in the United States arthouse circuit.[9]

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 Natasha—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

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.[10][11]

Principal photography began in October 2020.[12] Filming took place over 40 days in Budapest, before production moved to London and Paris.[3]

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.[1] It was released theatrically in the United States on 15 July 2022.[13] It was originally scheduled to be released on 6 May.[14] The film is set to be released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2022,[15] in Hungary on 6 October 2022,[16] and in France on 2 November 2022.[17]

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.[18] As of August 13 2022, the film had grossed more than $8.4 million theatrically in the United States.[19] Deadline Hollywood described that the film's United States box office performance was 'strong'.[20]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 128 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Led by a luminous Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a good old-fashioned story charmingly told."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[22] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (31 March 2021). "Focus Features Sews Up World Rights To Period Drama 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris' With Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Crew United. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Varga, Denes (2 April 2021). "Focus Features Picks Up British/Hungarian Coproduction Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Film New Europe. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ Verniere, James (15 July 2022). "Dior fans will love lighthearted lark 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'". Boston Herald.
  5. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Ragtag Cinema.
  6. ^ "Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review – Lesley Manville charms in light soufflé". theguardian.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Will Superhero Hiatus Power Arthouses? 'Emily the Criminal', 'Summering' & 'Fall' Test Market – Specialty Preview". 12 August 2022.
  10. ^ Grater, Tom (8 October 2020). "Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert Pic 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris' Underway In Budapest For EOne". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ Kay, Jeremy (8 October 2020). "Production in Eastern Europe underway on eOne's 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris'". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Mrs Harris Goes to Paris Begins Production with Entertainment One Financing" (Press release). Entertainment One. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (9 February 2022). "Focus Features Moves Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris To Midsummer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 May 2021). "Focus Features Sets Early 2022 Release For 'Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  15. ^ Echebiri, Chike (8 July 2022). "'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris': Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Everything You Need to Know". Collider. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ Miklós, Vincze (1 May 2022). "A Zeneakadémia és a Keleti pályaudvar is feltűnik a Mrs. Harris Párizsban előzetesében" [The Academy of Music and Budapest Keleti station also appear in the preview of Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  17. ^ Vincent, Anthony (15 July 2022). "Isabelle Huppert dans la comédie british haute couture Une robe pour Mrs Harris s'annonce hilarante et drama" [Isabelle Huppert in British haute couture comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris promises to be hilarious and dramatic]. Madmoizelle (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b Goldsmith, Jill (16 July 2022). "'Mrs. Harris' Dresses Up With $1.9M Opening; 'Marcel The Shell' Has Wind Behind Its Snails – Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ^ "MRS Harris Goes to Paris".
  20. ^ "Will Superhero Hiatus Power Arthouses? 'Emily the Criminal', 'Summering' & 'Fall' Test Market – Specialty Preview". 12 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 August 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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