The protagonists are two old people, and they are the kind of vicissitudes written on their faces, but this disadvantage has become their biggest advantage. Mrs. Henderson is played by veteran actor Judi Dench, also known as Mrs. M in 007. The movie opens with Mrs. Henderson's husband's funeral and her visit to her son's funeral, both of which set the scene for the plot. Alone, Mrs Henderson listens to her close friend and tries a new life but seems out of place, until she buys a closed theatre on impulse. To run the business, she finds Vivian (Bob Hoskins), another old man in the film. The meeting between the two was full of gunpowder, and they were arguing like two children. Mrs. Henderson thought Vivian was Jewish, and Vivian thought Henderson was rude and late. But in order to make a living, Vivian still accepted the job. In the movie, as long as there are two people together in the scene, there will be constant quarrels, exposing each other's shortcomings, and there is no fear that others will think that they are old and disrespectful. After a period of lows, Mrs. Henderson's attention to the appearance of naked women on the stage made the theater crowded, and after the beginning of World War II, it became a place to inspire soldiers to fight. It can be said that Mrs. Henderson in the film is a very intelligent, character, caring, and brave woman: she gets permission to perform nude as soon as she comes out; , once she was a bear, the other time she made up a Chinese girl; although she would quarrel with people, she was not paranoid; when the German air raids on London, she still let the theater continue to perform; when the government wanted to close the theater , she reopened the theater with another modest speech. I think Judi Dench's role as Mrs. Henderson is perfect. No one has her aura, she's ever-changing. The only thing Judi Dench lacks now is a statuette.
There is also a young theater actor who makes me feel very familiar. After watching Cast, I knew it was Will Yang, who came out of a British talent show N years ago. I remember him because of his lower teeth. In the movie, he was acting in his true colors, and there was also a nude scene.
In terms of content, there are well-made songs and dances, which are very nostalgic. There are also many beautiful artistic nude performances. Although it is a theater, the friendship and conflict between Mrs. Henderson, Vivian and the theater actors will never be boring.
At the end of the movie, Mrs. Henderson gave her reasons for thinking of naked performances in front of everyone. It turned out that her young only son died on the battlefield. When she was packing her son's belongings, she found a picture of a naked woman under the bed, so she thought of it. Her son died without ever seeing a real naked body in her life, so she thought of other young soldiers. The purpose of performing such a performance was to prevent her son's regrets from repeating itself, and to express her condolences to him. This little touch makes the style of the whole film a big step up.
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