Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

eOne, Superbe Films, Moonriver Content, Hero Squared

Focus Features

Release dates

15 July 2022 (United States)

30 September 2022 (United Kingdom)

Filmmaker Anthony Fabian discusses MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS in theatres on July 15, 2022.

“I understood these two worlds extremely well, London and Paris. I felt it was a story that I could tell in a very authentic and accurate way.”

“The book gives you the bones of the story, but not the flesh. It doesn’t really explain why Mrs. Harris wants this dress, other than in the most frivolous and superficial terms—it had to be more profound. Ultimately, I wanted to suggest that Ada Harris’ heart is healed by going on this journey. She is a widow who has put her heart on ice, and this dress is an inanimate object that she can love without betraying her husband. Somehow, the dress becomes a catalyst for opening her heart and allowing her to love again.” 

Guillaume Benski discusses MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS in theatres on July 15, 2022

“The film is about Dior.  Dior is in every scene. It’s part of the film itself. Even if we don’t see Christian Dior a lot, it’s really about the House of Dior and what the brand represents.” 

Lesley Manville discusses MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS in theatres on July 15, 2022

“The friendship between Vi and Ada is really a very fundamental one. They are each other’s lifeline.”

Ellen Thomas discusses MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS in theatres on July 15, 2022

“Lesley and I talked about how… they were in and out of each other’s houses all the time, knew everything about each other and became each other’s anchor.   I loved that she was so straight-talking, which is very similar to Ada. The two of them are really honest and upfront. I loved also that she’d retained a lot of her accent, and she hadn’t tried to blend in. She just stayed herself.”

Jason Isaacs discusses MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS in theatres on July 15, 2022

“It was unlike anything else I was reading. It’s incredibly sweet and optimistic, without being simplistic, celebrating this underdog, Mrs. Harris, in a way that wasn’t patronizing. It’s also an incredibly modern and nuanced story of commerce and capitalism and society yet it’s got a period, fairy story sheen to it. It continues to surprise you.”

Directed by

Anthony Fabian

Screenplay by

Carroll Cartwright, Anthony Fabian, Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed

Based on

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico

Produced by

Anthony Fabian, Xavier Marchand and Guillaume Benski

Starring

Lesley Manville as Ada Harris

Isabelle Huppert as Claudine Colbert

Jason Isaacs as Archie

Lambert Wilson as Marquis de Chassagne

Alba Baptista as Natasha

Lucas Bravo as André Fauvel

Ellen Thomas as Vi Butterfield

Rose Williams as Pamela Penrose

Roxane Duran as Marguerite

Christian McKay as Giles Newcombe

Guilaine Londez as Madame Avallon

Cinematography

Felix Wiedemann

Edited by

Barney Pilling

Music by

Rael Jones