Frances McDormand, in the title role, is quite excellent.
In fact, they're both so good, that I found myself wishing they were in a film a bit more substantial. But it's a charming screwball comedy of manners, and does manage to work in the occasional reminder that pre-WW2 England was a very precarious, poverty-stricken, nerve-wracking place no matter what one's social standing.
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It's out on DVD now, and better than I remembered it. I can now appreciate just how wonderful the sets and costumes are, as well as appreciate the gentle, non-preachy way some very important messages about choice, love, and honesty were imbued into what could easily have been just a fun romp.
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