Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer recommends "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day:In the film, set in London in the days leading up to World War II, (Francis) McDormand plays Guinevere Pettigrew, a down-on-her-luck governess who has just been fired from her last job for being too intolerant of her employers' lax morals...Bharat Nalluri directs with a light touch and a great eye for costumes and sets, which are gorgeous enough to make up for any contrivances in the plot. It's pure romantic fantasy, and you won't believe it for a minute. But it's fun to watch Miss Pettigrew and Miss Lafosse live for a couple of hours. (Carina Chocano's full review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day)
Synopsis of "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day"
In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Without so much as severance pay, Miss Pettigrew realizes that she must – for the first time in two decades – seize the day. This she does, by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level – as “social secretary.” Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams).
Opened March 7, 2008 Runtime: 1 hr. 32 min.
PG-13 some partial nudity and innuendo
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Shirley Henderson
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Genres: Romantic Comedy, Period Film, Comedy
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