Mrs. Henderson Presents is a 2005 British comedy drama film helmed by Stephen Frears. The movie follows a wealthy widow, Mrs. Laura Henderson, in post-war London. Bored and restless, she seeks a new ...

One of the occupational hazards of film criticism is that the reviewer risks forgetting the art of watching movies for its own sake, to see them in the manner the filmmakers intended audiences to see ...

An unassuming backstage yarn, Mrs. Henderson Presents overcomes several obstacles—not the least of which are its torpid title and inevitable comparisons to Topsy-Turvy—to win our jaded hearts with its ...

"Mrs. Henderson Presents" could have been great if its script and direction were as strong as its two excellent leads, Bob Hoskins and Dame Judi Dench, who got an Academy Award nomination for the role ...

After a bitter parting from the Walt Disney last year, brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein have launched their own film company, the Weinstein Brothers. One of the company's first films, Mrs. Henderson ...

The studied British theatricality and sharp wit of Mrs. Henderson Presents are likely to make it a favorite among nostalgiaphiles, theater buffs and the tea-and-crumpets set. Sailing along on the ...

With a yawner of a title like “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” you might think you’re in for two hours of Masterpiece Theater. But you haven’t met Mrs. Henderson. The film is inspired by true events, and ...

With a yawner of a title like "Mrs. Henderson Presents," you might think you're in for two hours of Masterpiece Theater. But you haven't met Mrs. Henderson. The film is inspired by true events, and ...