Dame Judi Dench
Aug. 21st, 2006 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
logisticsladI just finished watching a DVD of Mrs Henderson Presents..., http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413015/ starring Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins. I found it to be charming and entertaining. It's about a widow in London just before the start of WWII, who decides to open a theatre and put on a nude musical review. It's not only hilarious, but extremely well acted (both leads were nominated for Golden Globes and Dame Dench was nominated for an Oscar). Christopher Guest plays the stuffy Lord Chancellor and also does a wonderful job. It covers the war years and ends up having something very interesting to say about the role of joy in upholding morale. And oh yes, the nudity, I mean artistic tableau, was very nice :-) It's a must see if you like British humor, and it's worth a try even if you don't. Highly recommended.
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