Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a real treat

Anthony Fabian's sweet, nostalgic Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris managed to move me with its celebration of dreams and fashion.

Lesley Manville empathetically embodies the working-class widow obsessed with a 1950s Dior design.

Her passion-driven journey to Paris is sensitively rendered.

Isabelle Huppert and Lambert Wilson bring glamour in well-used supporting roles and the photography conveys the euphoria of the city so vital to fashion.

Beyond the period costumes for which we inevitably marvel, the film transcends in its humanist message.

It celebrates perseverance, taking risks and loving ourselves.

With its leisurely pace ideal for savouring details, it wins the heart as a fable about the little things that make life worth living.

Manville is justly nominated for her charming performance.

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris exalts fashion and romance in a way that only cinema can. A delight that soothes the soul.