Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Martin ShermanCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
George FentonCast:
Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, Christopher Guest, Anna Brewster, Rosalind Halstead, Toby Jones, Natalia Tena, Samuel Barnett, Patrick Kennedy (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
London, 1937 Mrs. Laura Henderson, a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband. And now she's bored. At 69, she is far too energetic and vital to fade into gentle widowhood. What she needs, says her friend Lady Conway, is a hobby. Collecting diamonds, perhaps? Or doing charitable works? But, to the shock of her friends she instead buys a theatre--the Windmill Theatre in the heart of Soho. She knows nothing about running it, so she hires a manager: enter Vivian Van Damm. Their love-hate relationship sparks fireworks--and historic innovations in British theatre. Van Damm's idea is 'Revuedeville' or non-stop entertainment. It is a first, and the Windmill is packed -- until other theatres copy it. Then it's Laura's turn to devise another first -- put naked girls on stage! But as the bombing of London begins, the government threatens to close the theatre. Mrs. Henderson's fighting spirit is revealed -- and so is the secret that drew her to the Windmill in the first place. (official distributor synopsis)
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 46:02
1. | Overture | George Fenton | 02:59 |
2. | Bored With Widowhood | George Fenton | 01:32 |
3. | "Letting In The Sunshine" - Will Young | 02:16 | |
4. | Revuedeville | George Fenton | 00:49 |
5. | Persuading Tommy | George Fenton | 01:59 |
6. | "Sweet Inspiration" - Camille O'Sullivan | 02:37 | |
7. | Vivian Van Damme | George Fenton | 01:20 |
8. | "Goody Goody" - Camille O'Sullivan & Will Young | 04:44 | |
9. | "After The Ball" - Chas K. Harris | 01:25 | |
10. | Shilling For The Hour | George Fenton | 01:57 |
11. | Joyride | George Fenton | 02:09 |
12. | "The Fall Of France: La Mareseillaise" - Sir Thomas Allen | 02:04 | |
13. | The Blitz: Bombing / The Grecian Frieze / Defiance | George Fenton | 02:22 |
14. | "Babies Of The Blitz" - The O'Brien Sisters | 03:02 | |
15. | "Blue Nightfall" - Camille O'Sullivan | 01:26 | |
16. | The Girl In The Fan | George Fenton | 01:09 |
17. | "All The Things You Are" - Will Young | 03:17 | |
18. | Elegy | George Fenton | 02:33 |
19. | "The Sails Of The Windmill" - Camille O'Sullivan & Will Young | 03:36 | |
20. | "Girl In The Little Green Hat" - Will Young | 02:46 |