Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

This is a Cinderella story, if Cinderella was a middle-aged war widow who makes ends meet by cleaning up after lordsand ladies. This is a fairy tale that Leslie Manville in the leading role pulls off seemingly without any effort at all. Ada is a do-gooder, a woman who works tirelessly, and yet maintains her sunny disposition and her warm hearted charm despite all, which includes finding out once and for all that her husband, previously lost in battle, is indeed dead. Shebecomes star-struck by a dress. It takes her breath away and while she doesn't understand anything about the pomp and circustance of the House of Dior, she does know qulity when she sees it and vows to have one for herself. The story starts with her getting the money together, and then it takes on it's fairy tale quality, where a Marquis invites her to be his guest at the fashion show, and he explains the process to her. The staff are all so awe-struck that someone like themselves would try to own such a dress that they stick by her and make such a dress possible for her. It is sweetness and light, with predictable and unpredictable elements, but the whole package is quite lovely to behold, and you should not miss this.