London, 1937. Mrs Laura Henderson, a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband. And now she's bored. At 69, she is far too energetic and vital to fade into gentle widowhood.

Mrs. Henderson Presents is a 2005 British comedy drama film helmed by Stephen Frears. The movie follows a wealthy widow, Mrs. Laura Henderson, in post-war London. Bored and restless, she seeks a new ...

"Mrs. Henderson Presents" could have been great if its script and direction were as strong as its two excellent leads, Bob Hoskins and Dame Judi Dench, who got an Academy Award nomination for the role ...

Recently widowed well-to-do Mrs. Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) 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 ...

She was nominated twice for the category - in 1997 for "Mrs. Brown" and in 2001 for "Iris." She has won an Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in 1998's ...

Judi Dench could sit motionless on an overturned bucket surrounded by dancing emus, bodybuilders juggling small kitchen appliances and a tableau of naked nymphs, and she still would be the most ...

The fifth annual High Falls Film Festival, held in Rochester, N.Y., has announced its 2005 lineup. The festival, which focuses on the achievements of women working in film and video, will feature over ...

Following in the footsteps of such quirky British comedies as “The Full Monty” and “Saving Grace” comes “Mrs. Henderson Presents.” Like those previous outings, “Mrs. Henderson” is determined to break ...

No one does haughty imperiousness like Judi Dench, who slings witticisms from on high like lightning bolts from Zeus, but with a certain bored apathy, as if she can barely be bothered to insult those ...

Stephen Frears disappoints with the bland imprint he leaves on "Mrs. Henderson Presents." A bigscreen feature executed with a cookie-cutter small-screen sensibility, this often charming but untextured ...

is nakedly sweet for a film containing full-frontal nudity. A valentine to British theater of the '30s, it rings with show-must-go-on resilience and verve. Judi Dench plays Mrs. H., a wealthy widow ...

Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theater becomes her game and the infamous showman Vivian Van Dam ...