This movie is based on Paul Gallico's novel of the same name. It's about a cleaning lady in 1950s London who wants an haute couture dress by Christian Dior. She gambles everything to get it. The super cast includes: Jason Isaacs as Archie, Lesley Manville as Ada Harris, Isabelle Huppert as Claudine Colbert, Alba Baptista as Natasha, Rose Williams as Pamela Penrose, Anna Chancellor as Lady Dant, Lucas Bravo as André Fauvel, Lambert Wilson as Marquis de Chassagne, Christian McKay as Giles Newcombe, Roxane Duran as Marguerite, Ellen Thomas as Vi Butterfield, Guilaine Londez as Madame Avallon, Barnabás Réti as Young Admirer, Delroy Atkinson as Chandler and Balázs Csémy as Jean Fabre.