Universal Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Based upon the novel Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris )

In London in 1957, Mrs Ada Harris, a widow, works as a cleaning lady. Though she is hardworking and generous, Ada's clients offer her little consideration in return. She has two close friends in Vi and Archie, both her own age.

Ada becomes obsessed with a client's haute couture Dior dress and longs for a similar dress of her own. After unexpectedly receiving a war widow's pension, she travels to Paris to try to purchase one. She stumbles into a showing of Dior's 10th-anniversary collection and is befriended by André, the Dior accountant, and Natasha, a Dior model. However, the Dior director, Claudine, resents Ada's intrusion into the exclusive world of haute couture and initially declines to accept Ada as a client. Fortunately for Ada, Dior has fallen on hard times and the company eventually agrees to accept a commission for payment in cash. Ada falls in love with a red dress called the Temptation, but a high-profile client spots her interest and spitefully places a competing order. Dior prioritizes the existing client, and Ada has to make do with a different style, in green.

Starring
Lesley Manville
Isabelle Huppert
Lambert Wilson
Alba Baptista
Lucas Bravo
Ellen Thomas
Rose Williams
Jason Isaacs