Fresh
Adams is adorable as the wide-eyed would-be starlet, with McDormand spot-on as the sensible half of the odd couple. A delightfully frivolous screwball comedy.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Every woman will have her day.
2008 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Bharat Nalluri
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Overview
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
Director and cast
- Bharat Nalluri Director
- Frances McDormand as Guinevere Pettigrew
- Amy Adams as Delysia Lafosse
- Lee Pace as Michael Pardue
- Ciarán Hinds as Joe Blumfield
- Shirley Henderson as Edythe Dubarry
- Mark Strong as Nick Caldarelli
- Tom Payne as Phil Goldman
- Christina Cole Cast
- David Alexander Cast
- Clare Clifford Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Ciaran Hinds is] a terrific character actor, and he actually gets to play somewhat of a romantic lead in the story with Frances McDormand, which I thought was so sweet and gave this film just a little bit of gravity.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
At least Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has the good grace to go wrong quickly; you don't have to sit there squirming with doubt.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
Based on the 1938 novel by Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew is a veritable treat. Wisely cast, this handsome production is a delightful farcical fairy tale, bolstered by moments of depth and emotion.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
You can't criticize a souffle for not being a side of beef.
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
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