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** Vivian compares someone to the ''Art/MonaLisa'' and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
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** Vivian compares someone to the ''Art/MonaLisa'' ''Art/TheMonaLisa'' and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
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** Vivian compares someone to the Mona Lisa and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
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** Vivian compares someone to the Mona Lisa ''Art/MonaLisa'' and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: The style of singing shown in the film would likely be very hard to hear past the second role in a real theatre (unsupported and un-projected). But film is a different medium to live theatre.
* AgeLift: Vivian Van Damm was actually younger in real life - only late 40s. The film ages him up to being in his 60s.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Bertie all but states he's gay, but he does seem especially interested in checking out the auditionees' nipples with Mr Van Damm. Given the time period, it's possible [[NoBisexuals he wouldn't even believe bisexuality exists]].
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** Laura Henderson's husband died in 1919, not 1918.
** She also opened the theatre in 1931 and the nude performances were introduced in 1932. Stephen Frears chose to start the story in 1937 for the sake of a GenreThrowback to late 30s musicals.
** She also opened the theatre in 1931 and the nude performances were introduced in 1932. Stephen Frears chose to start the story in 1937 for the sake of a GenreThrowback to late 30s musicals.
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** Laura Henderson's husband died in 1919, not 1918.
**1919. She also opened the theatre in 1931 and the nude performances were introduced in 1932. Stephen Frears chose to start the story in 1937 for the sake of a GenreThrowback to late 30s musicals.musicals.
** Lord Cromer is portrayed as Lord Chamberlain for the whole film, presumably for convenience purposes. He was Lord Chamberlain from 1922 to 1937, and had retired before the war.
** Alec Henderson (Mrs Henderson's deceased son) was born in 1888, but his headstone shows the date being 1894. What's more is his actual headstone doesn't show a birthdate.
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** Lord Cromer is portrayed as Lord Chamberlain for the whole film, presumably for convenience purposes. He was Lord Chamberlain from 1922 to 1937, and had retired before the war.
** Alec Henderson (Mrs Henderson's deceased son) was born in 1888, but his headstone shows the date being 1894. What's more is his actual headstone doesn't show a birthdate.
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* CerebusSyndrome: The film is a light comedy for the first half, but becomes a little more serious once World War II breaks out. [[spoiler: And the death of one of the performers]].
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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: This gem from Mrs Henderson to Lord Cromer.
--> '''Mrs Henderson:''' Tommy, you're so literal. You're thinking bosoms, but I'm thinking breasts.
--> '''Lord Cromer:''' And what, my dear, is the difference?
--> '''Mrs Henderson:''' Ah, the difference is in your soul.
--> '''Mrs Henderson:''' Tommy, you're so literal. You're thinking bosoms, but I'm thinking breasts.
--> '''Lord Cromer:''' And what, my dear, is the difference?
--> '''Mrs Henderson:''' Ah, the difference is in your soul.
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* FreudianExcuse: Mrs Henderson's for keeping the theatre is [[spoiler: her son died having likely never seen a naked girl before]].
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* HappilyEverBefore: The film ends on a light-hearted note a couple of years before Mrs Henderson's death of old age (which is told just as the credits roll).
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* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: Lady Conway gives Mrs Henderson some advice on sneaking into the theatre, quoting her husband's battle plan for attacking from the rear.
--> "Although it did nothing to enhance our marriage, did bring him some success on the field."
--> "Although it did nothing to enhance our marriage, did bring him some success on the field."
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* TeamDad: The girls say that Mr Van Damm is like a father to them, especially when Mrs Henderson tries to fish for dirt on him.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: As it turns out Van Damm is married, he and Mrs Henderson become this instead. They happily tell the other how irritating they find them.
--> '''Van Damm:''' You're a very irritating woman, but I wouldn't have missed this for the world."
--> '''Van Damm:''' You're a very irritating woman, but I wouldn't have missed this for the world."
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Mrs Henderson gets annoyed at various mourners and well wishers saying she 'lost' her husband.
--> "Well I didn't mislay him!"
--> "Well I didn't mislay him!"
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Dame Judi Dench was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars that year, and Sandy Powell likewise for Best Costume Design. In 2015, a musical adaptation premiered on the West End. This one adds in male nudity for the sake of equality.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: The revue's most prominent male performer is Bertie, who's gay.
* ButNotTooGay: While possibly justified given the time period, Bertie just implies he's gay with a line of dialogue and never is seen engaging in any relationships or flirtations.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: [[spoiler: Maureen gives in, goes on a date with one soldier Paul who admires her and sleeps with him. Not only does she get pregnant from that tryst, Paul breaks up with her via DearJohnLetter (or rather tells her he's getting back with his actual girlfriend, and she's killed in a bombing raid minutes after the reveal]].
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: [[spoiler: Maureen gives in, goes on a date with one soldier Paul who admires her and sleeps with him. Not only does she get pregnant from that tryst, Paul breaks up with her via DearJohnLetter (or rather tells her he's getting back with his actual girlfriend, and she's killed in a bombing raid minutes after the reveal]].
* DirtyOldWoman: Mrs Henderson delights in making StiffUpperLip gentleman uncomfortable by dropping sexual references everywhere.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: The "Goody Goody" performance has a sequence where the performers are decked out in spectacular sequined costumes.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Most of the nude performers are women left unemployed in the Great Depression.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Most of the nude performers are women left unemployed in the Great Depression.
* HopelessAuditionees: Early on, the theatre auditions several HollywoodToneDeaf singers. Mrs Henderson takes pity on one and hands her some money to get a good meal. She doesn't get a part though.
* HotterAndSexier: In-universe. The Windmill starts off just putting on all day performances, which are initially successful. Then when every other theatre starts copying them, Mrs Henderson proposes the on-stage nudity.
* HotterAndSexier: In-universe. The Windmill starts off just putting on all day performances, which are initially successful. Then when every other theatre starts copying them, Mrs Henderson proposes the on-stage nudity.
* LovingAShadow: Maureen discusses this; saying that the men who come to watch them, specifically her admirer Paul, don't know the real her.
* MaleFrontalNudity: To get the girls comfortable with stripping off, Bertie gets all the men in the room to do so first. After some prodding, Van Damm does so as well. Bob Hoskins does indeed show everything, as does Will Young.
* MaleFrontalNudity: To get the girls comfortable with stripping off, Bertie gets all the men in the room to do so first. After some prodding, Van Damm does so as well. Bob Hoskins does indeed show everything, as does Will Young.
* MusicalWorldHypothesis: Firmly in '''Diegetic'''. All the songs are in-universe performances at the revue.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Mrs Henderson notes that when Van Damme and Bertie are auditioning the naked girls, if they want to get a sense of character, they might want to look up at their ''faces''.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Mrs Henderson notes that when Van Damme and Bertie are auditioning the naked girls, if they want to get a sense of character, they might want to look up at their ''faces''.
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* RousingSpeech: The Lord Chamberlain tries to give the girls one after the first nude performance, but is too DistractedByTheSexy to properly form his words.
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* RousingSpeech: PrecisionFStrike:
** It's quite a shock to the Lord Chamberlain when Mrs Henderson casually says "the pussy" (and she ain't talking about a cat).
** At the end of her speech in the street, Mrs Henderson closes with "who gives a fiddler's fuck?"
* RousingSpeech:
** The Lord Chamberlain tries to give the girls one after the first nude performance, but is too DistractedByTheSexy to properly form his words.
** It's quite a shock to the Lord Chamberlain when Mrs Henderson casually says "the pussy" (and she ain't talking about a cat).
** At the end of her speech in the street, Mrs Henderson closes with "who gives a fiddler's fuck?"
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** The Lord Chamberlain tries to give the girls one after the first nude performance, but is too DistractedByTheSexy to properly form his words.
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* SexSells: The Windmill becomes a real success once it introduces the on-stage nudity.
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* TriumphantReprise: "Girl in the Little Green Hat" is seen being rehearsed badly early in the film, but a triumphant version plays over the credits.
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* UpperClassTwit: Being surrounded by these in the opening few minutes causes Mrs Henderson to declare that she's "bored with widowhood".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Lady Conway vanishes about halfway through the film, despite being a close friend to Mrs Henderson, and never reappears.
** Van Damme's wife appears in approximately one scene and then never appears again, despite causing a small rift between him and Mrs Henderson.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Lady Conway vanishes about halfway through the film, despite being a close friend to Mrs Henderson, and never reappears.
** Van Damme's wife appears in approximately one scene and then never appears again, despite causing a small rift between him and Mrs Henderson.
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* ActorAllusion:
** Vivian Van Damme gives a RousingSpeech and Mrs Henderson says "he thinks he's Winston Churchill". Bob Hoskins had played Winston Churchill in the miniseries ''World War II: When Lions Roared''.
** Vivian compares someone to the Mona Lisa and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
** Vivian Van Damme gives a RousingSpeech and Mrs Henderson says "he thinks he's Winston Churchill". Bob Hoskins had played Winston Churchill in the miniseries ''World War II: When Lions Roared''.
** Vivian compares someone to the Mona Lisa and Maureen tries to correct him that the Mona Lisa wore a dress. He replies "some do, some don't". Bob Hoskins had been nominated for an Oscar for the film ''Mona Lisa'' - in which he played the chauffeur to a HighClassCallGirl.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** Laura Henderson's husband died in 1919, not 1918.
** She also opened the theatre in 1931 and the nude performances were introduced in 1932. Stephen Frears chose to start the story in 1937 for the sake of a GenreThrowback to late 30s musicals.
** Laura Henderson's husband died in 1919, not 1918.
** She also opened the theatre in 1931 and the nude performances were introduced in 1932. Stephen Frears chose to start the story in 1937 for the sake of a GenreThrowback to late 30s musicals.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The first time the girls have to take their clothes off, they're reluctant to do so and one of them has a freak-out and runs offstage. After they've gathered their morale, they decided to go ahead but they're still annoyed that there are stagehands, etc. waiting in the wings, until Bertie insists that ''everyone'' in the room has to take their clothes off, including the stagehands, and proceeds to do so himself. Vivian holds out but eventually he starts loosening his tie. A few moments later, Mrs Henderson comes in and finds them all completely nude and laughing about it.
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''[[TagLine The show must go on but the clothes must come off.]]''
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* HideYourGays: Defied. When Mrs Henderson asks Bertie if the girls excite him as a man, he answers that he "has other inclinations".
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* HideYourGays: HideYourLesbians: Defied. When Mrs Henderson asks Bertie if the girls excite him as a man, he answers that he "has other inclinations".
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* RousingSpeech: The Lord Chamberlain tries to give the girls one after the first nude performance, but is too DistractedByTheSexy to properly form his words.
** Van Damm also gives one of these to the girls once the war begins, prompting Mrs Henderson to whisper to Bertie "He thinks he's bloody Winston Churchill." (Brought up later when Van Damm gives a speech [[spoiler: about the theatre closing and she remarks "He's turning into Winston again."]])
** Van Damm also gives one of these to the girls once the war begins, prompting Mrs Henderson to whisper to Bertie "He thinks he's bloody Winston Churchill." (Brought up later when Van Damm gives a speech [[spoiler: about the theatre closing and she remarks "He's turning into Winston again."]])
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* SpitTake: The Lord Chamberlain, after Mrs Henderson answers his question about covering the showgirl's lower areas with "Anyway, we'll have a barber."
* UnusualEuphemism: PlayedForLaughs. The Lord Chamberlain refers to the showgirl's lower areas with multiple words, until Mrs Henderson finally clarifies with "Oh! The pussy!", prompting a shocked expression from him.
* UnusualEuphemism: PlayedForLaughs. The Lord Chamberlain refers to the showgirl's lower areas with multiple words, until Mrs Henderson finally clarifies with "Oh! The pussy!", prompting a shocked expression from him.
