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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

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Original title

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Year

2008

Running time

87 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Bharat Nalluri

Screenwriter

David Magee, Simon Beaufoy. Novel: Winifred Watson

Cast

Music

Paul Englishby

Cinematography

John de Borman

Producer

Keylight Entertainment Group, Kudos Productions

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | 1940s

Synopsis

In the 1939-set romantic tale, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand), a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Academy Award nominee Amy Adams). Within minutes, Miss Pettigrew finds herself swept into a heady high-society milieu - and, by the end of the day, discovers her own romantic destiny.

Critics' reviews

"It's a slight film but a lot of fun, with attractive performances"

Philip French: The Guardian
"Winifred Watson's 1938 novel 'Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day' may be small potatoes (...) but it still provides enough charm and feeling to sustain a film version 70 years later."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"[It] sustains itself through terrific forward momentum and two glorious star turns by gifted actresses Frances McDormand and Amy Adams."

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
"They say comedy is all about timing. High praise goes to director Bharat Nalluri, who must have clocked the action with a split-second stopwatch"

Colin Covert: Chicago Tribune
"A swell adaptation of Winifred Watson's 1938 novel, which was risque for its time but just right for ours. Frothy and exuberantly entertaining - in part because of the sexual innuendoes - it's the best romantic comedy so far this year [march]."

Ruthe Stein: SFGATE
"The female rivalries never descend to tooth and claw, and the malice is confined to sidelong remarks. No one is entirely dislikable"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times

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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008

Bharat Nalluri

5.8

(2,563)