26/08/2022
Mrs. Harris goes to Paris, a charming comedy about a modest London house cleaner going to Paris to buy a dress at Christian Dior's elite fashion house, says a lot about how Britain and France have followed different social paths in their historical evolution. For better or for worse, as historian Norbert Elias has shown, France has tended to allow elites to dictate what is proper and in good taste. The film suggests that in a subtle and humorous manner.