A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 13 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaCostume designer Jenny Beavan utilized Dior's historical archives, which contained the designer's original sketchbooks, workbooks, and patterns, to recreate the Dior dresses seen in the movie. Some were vintage pieces borrowed from the house of Dior, some were replicas, and some were inventions designed in the Dior tradition.
- GoofsMrs. Harris spends the better part of a week having a dress fitted to her form, and yet it is able to be worn by another woman who obviously has different measurements.
- Quotes
Ada Harris: Them days are over when you can treat people like scum and expect loyalty in return.
- Crazy creditsLine drawings of Dior (?) gowns appear during the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2023)
- SoundtracksJohnny B. Goode
Written and performed by Chuck Berry
Featured review
Nice charming film about a working-class hero
This is a well-directed and well-acted film about an English charwoman who becomes besotted with a Dior dress, and eventually manages to cobble up the funds to go to the House of Dior in Paris to buy one. But a Dior dress is not something she can buy off-the-rack, and so Mrs Harris has time for side adventures. The film is well-directed and well-acted, and allegedly the re-creations of Dior are authentic.
This is a European production, not Hollywood. Everyone speaks their own language, and at one point one French character admonishes another to speak in English (in the presence of Mrs Harris). At some points, I wished for full closed-captioning rather than just subtitles, since sometimes Mrs Harris slipped into a difficult-to-understand accent. Also, there were background plot points that just flashed by, so I needed an explanation from a companion.
Decades ago I had read the novel, and so was eager to see the film. I don't remember details, but the bones of the story was there, even though the ending was tweaked. A recommended film for those who wish to avoid the summer blockbusters.
This is a European production, not Hollywood. Everyone speaks their own language, and at one point one French character admonishes another to speak in English (in the presence of Mrs Harris). At some points, I wished for full closed-captioning rather than just subtitles, since sometimes Mrs Harris slipped into a difficult-to-understand accent. Also, there were background plot points that just flashed by, so I needed an explanation from a companion.
Decades ago I had read the novel, and so was eager to see the film. I don't remember details, but the bones of the story was there, even though the ending was tweaked. A recommended film for those who wish to avoid the summer blockbusters.
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- Jul 23, 2022
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Від мрії до сукні Діор
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,433,915
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,953,070
- Jul 17, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $30,947,403
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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