Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day

– Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Guinevere Pettigrew, 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.

Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Mar 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Bharat Nalluri

Writer:

David Magee (screenplay), Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Winifred Watson (novel)

Main Actors:

Amy Adams, David Alexander, Clare Clifford, Christina Cole

Plot:

War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client's card from her agency and presents herself at the door. A singer named Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary as she seeks a West End role by sleeping with a feckless producer in the bed of Nick, a smarmy nightclub owner with whom she also dallies. She ignores Michael, her piano player, who loves her and has tickets for New York on the Queen Mary. Miss Pettigrew's job is to make sure Delysia gets the part. Over 24 hours, Miss Pettigrew is also called upon to help an ambitious and unfaithful fashion editor patch things up with her older fiancé, a lingerie designer. Has Miss Pettigrew found her calling?

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$12,294,036

Production:

Focus Features

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
Metacritic:
63%