Set in a movie-world version of London in 1957, a sweet if ordinary cleaning lady decides to save up enough money to buy a £500 Dior dress from Paris in this utterly charming and cosy fable. It is a romanticised and sanitised rom-com view of the world but given just enough bite to make it engaging, from Rael Jones's sumptuous score to the array of quirky and colourful characters that Mrs Harris encounters in her line of work and her trip to France. The film relies on whimsy and coincidence, but the hints of the darker side of the fashion industry and the overarching theme of identity ground the film to an extent. Lesley Manville is an total treat as the charming Mrs Harris, giving a lovely character study of a put-upon but determined grafter, ably supported by Ellen Thomas a s her lively best friend and Andre Bravo as the lovelorn young Dior accountant who takes Mrs Harris under his wing in Paris. Put simply, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris is an absolute delight that is light, breezy and irresistible.
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