Set in 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls in love with a couture Dior dress and has her heart set on owning one. Ada Harris works diligently to pursue her dream and finds herself embarking on a trip to Paris that will change her life forever.
Directed by Anthony Fabian, this historical drama is a breath of fresh air that has us wanting to spend summer vacation in Paris.
Here’s the scoop on quotes from Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris!
1. “Bombs away!”
2. “Good news or bad, my lucky day today.”
3. “Not much of a writer my Eddie.”
4. “What would I do without you?”
5. “The marvelous Mrs. H and her lovely sidekick.”
6. “No cleaning up after no man for me.”
7. “You can’t imagine what it’s like worrying about your looks.”
8. “You’re alright, they see me coming.”
9. “I know your there woman, in the dark and cold.”
10. “Look, it’s a sign.”
11. “Wars been over a long time and it’s never coming back.”
12. “I’ve won.”
13. “She always speaks the truth.”
14. “I hope it was quick, I miss you.”
15. “Dreadful man by all accounts.”
16. “500 quid for a dress?“
17. “By Christan Dior.”
18. “Goodnight love.”
19. “That’s what you are, you’re a dreamer.”
20. “Not till tonight, they didn’t.”
21. “Careful! Careful!”
22. “Wish me luck.”
23. “Sit down, please.”
24. “That’s when I got the telegram right after his birthday.”
25. “I’m here to give you money, Mrs. Harris.”
26. “Suppose you better sit down.”
27. “I’m here to buy a dress from you Dior.”
28. “Thanks, Archie much obliged.”
29. “Ah! Paris!“
30. “Shall we?”
31. “What’s going on? Back to work.”
32. “Roses are my favorite.”
33. “I like to see beautiful clothes and beautiful women of course.”
34. “Oh that’s lovely.”
35. “He looks like my milkman.”
36. “You don’t wish to keep it?”
37. “You’re a proper angel aren’t you?”
38. “Very well, seems you are in charge now.”
39. “One of my curvy bits.”
40. “Being and not being.”
41. “I don’t think his sister knows.”
42. “Where the mop is?”
43. “How will you give this dress the life it deserves?”
44. “Night love, sweet dreams.”
45. “How was your fitting my darling?”
46. “I must show you something, please I want to take you.”
47. “At least when I’m cleaning I don’t have to smile and strip.”
48. “Just a drop, got my fitting at 9:30.”
49. “I’m never late.”
50. “He receives nobody.”
51. “I am nobody aren’t I?”
52. “We need more dreams, now more than ever.”
53. “Money talks.”
54. “Perhaps it is you that wishes to be in love.”
55. “Paris? To meet someone?”
56. “Is that right? Is that how you see me?”
57. “I simply wish to be left alone.”
58. “Just kiss her.”
59. “Yeah, just kiss me.”
60. “Mrs. Harris, what would I do without you?”
61. “Mrs. Harris is the soul of discretion.”
62. “That’s what we are Vi, the invisible women.”
63. “Isn’t it divine?”
64. “It’s not sewing, it’s making moonlight.”
65. “Two port and lemon. Every week’s lucky if you’re a bookmaker.”
66. “When I put it on, nothing else matters.”
67. “My Eddie would love to see me in a Dior gown.”
68. “Your Eddie is never coming back .”
69. “There’s nothing wrong with dreaming, Ada.”
70. “Now these two are a proper judge of character.“
71. “You should have been receiving a war widow’s pension.”
72. “Comes to quite a tidy sum.”
73.”Oh, it’s my Eddie, it’s a sign from my angel.”
74. “I’m gonna buy a dress.”
75. “A Christian Dior from Paris.”
76. “Excuse me, dear, I’m after a frock, one of them 500-pound ones.”
77. “You have the wrong place.”
78. “Please, let me escort you out.”
79. “I saved every penny scrubbing floors, so I can buy this frock.”
80. “Excuse me, it would be my honor to have you view the collection as my guest.”
81. “A Dior dress is designed to astonish.”
82. “How will you do that, Mrs. Harris?”
83. “You are nobody. Invisible.”
84. “Madame, may I give you a lift?”
85. “I’m just a cleaner from London.”
86. “What was I thinking coming here?”
87. “No, you’re a cleaner who dreams of the most beautiful gown in the world.”
88. “Will you wear it to polish floors?”
89. “You dare to follow your dreams, Mrs. Harris.”
90. “I’ve spent too long on my own, wishing my life away.”
91. “This is your chance.”
92. “I have never encountered anyone like you.”
93. “Come on girls, follow me.”
94. “Today, there is a new woman, a modern woman.”
95. “I thought it was too late.”
96. “Who’s that bloke?”
97. “That’s the master himself, Mr. Dior.”
98. “Oh it’s so lovely.”
99. “What can I get you, ladies? It’s been a lucky week.”
100. “Why do they stick with you if they so smart?
Did you know that Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is an adaptation of the classic 1958 novel by Paul Gallico?
Hope you loved these inspiring quotes from Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris!
Watch this historical film in theaters on July 15th!
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