Academy Award? winner Judi Dench ('Shakespeare In Love') received her fifth Oscar? nomination for her saucy, hilarious performance in 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'. Laura Henderson (Dench) may be a widow in London but she is certainly not going to spend the rest of her days playing bridge. In a time when England is brought to its knees by war, she brings a nation to its feet in applause - with a live show featuring nude girls! Dench and Academy Award? nominee Bob Hoskins have won critics' hearts in this stylish gem that Joe Morgenstern from 'The Wall Street Journal' calls "one of the wittiest comedies to come our way in a very long time!"
Synopsis: Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson is at a bit of a loose end in inter-war London. On a whim she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm to run it, despite the fact the two don't seem to get on at all. Although their idea of a non-stop revue is at first a success, other theatres copy it and disaster looms. Laura suggests they put nudes in the show, but Van Damm points out that the Lord Chamberlain, who licenses live shows in Britain, is likely to have something to say about this. Luckily Mrs Henderson is friends with him.