British comedy, like the Weather in England, may seem strange to audiences in other countries, and it is difficult to get them for a while.
But after watching more, the uncle found that the British humor has its own unique style.
Behind the laughter is clever irony, self-deprecation and reflection.
Moreover, British comedy is not taboo in terms of themes, and talking about dirty passages is like daily afternoon tea.
For example, the movie that Uncle wants to talk about today is about a nude theater.
It's a little dirty, but it's more about life, about war.
How did war and striptease merge into a comedy?
Let's take a look!
"Lady Henderson Tribute"
Let's start with the star of the movie, Judy Dench.
She can be said to be the most rigid old lady in the uncle's mind.
She has played roles such as queen, perverted Lala, well-known female writer, duchess...
And the characters she portrays are all shrewd, strong personalities, and sharp teeth.
She has long been active on stage, screen and television in the UK, where she has won numerous awards:
Back to the point of legend movies.
This is a story that is naked but not vulgar, laughing with tears.
In Europe, which has just undergone the baptism of the First World War, people's hearts and minds have been greatly traumatized.
Mrs. Henderson was also battled for her 21-year-old son.
Mrs. Henderson, who has lost her husband and becomes a widow, lives an empty and lonely life, and wants to find something to do.
However, the advice given by the old girlfriend is very unreliable.
On a street corner, she stumbled upon a theater that had gone out of business.
She bought the theater and renovated it.
Although she had money, she knew nothing about theater management, so she hired a professional manager, Van Damme.
Mrs. Henderson also had some ideas about the theater, often because of disagreements, and Vivian. Van Damme quarreled.
The two slowly built the theater together, but because of the imitation of other merchants, the business was not as good as the day.
Mrs. Henderson is uneasy with the status quo and disagrees with Vivian. Van Damme closed the idea of the theater, but boldly proposed that the dancers of the theater perform naked.
In Europe in the 1930s, there were legal rules on the length of skirts worn by women, not to mention nude performances, which was almost impossible to allow.
But worthy of being the powerful Mrs. Henderson, she persuaded government officials through her ingenious negotiation skills, combined with her status as a noblewoman.
They spent a lot of money to recruit a group of young and beautiful British girls.
Then do everything possible to "brainwash" the girls and make them accept nude performances.
It was the first nude theatre in London to be considered an astonishing venue in the world.
The business of the theater became hot again.
Sure enough, human instincts are difficult to suppress, not to mention that in the post-war depression atmosphere, such stimulation hit people's nerves.
In her private life, Mrs. Henderson has no shortage of amazing deeds.
Blatant jealousy of the theater manager's wife, discussing male chasing with old girlfriends, dressing up as Chinese zombies for fun...
When you think it's a light skit, the plot turns and war breaks out again...
War is also the reason why Mrs. Henderson opened the Nude Theater.
It turned out that after her son's death, Mrs. Henderson saw her son's careful collection of nude women's photographs while collecting the relics.
She learned that her son had not seen a female carcass until his death, which really made her sentimental.
So under her impetus, the took to the British stage.
Since soldiers have the obligation to fight for their country, in case they die in battle, at least do not regret it.
While such a reason may sound absurd in the present, it has very practical significance at the time.
The pain behind the war can never be dispelled, and when the state demands that young people give their lives, they should not be deprived of their right to pleasure.
Mother's love has made the theater a paradise in the swamp of war.
The alternating appearances of nude stages and war scenes are similar to "Here the Dawn Is Quiet", which is an indictment of cruel war with beautiful youth.
Mrs. Henderson "transferred" the love in her heart to all young people, and that kind of mind had more touching power.
It reminded the uncle of the slogan, "Make love not war."
Love, not war.