Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

  • PG-13
  • 03/07/2008 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 32m

Every woman will have her 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.

Bharat Nalluri

Director

Simon Beaufoy

Screenplay

David Magee

Screenplay

Winifred Watson

Novel

Cast

Frances McDormand's headshot

Frances McDormand

Guinevere Pettigrew
Amy Adams's headshot

Amy Adams

Delysia LaFosse
Lee Pace's headshot

Lee Pace

Michael Pardew
Ciarán Hinds's headshot

Ciarán Hinds

Joe Blomfield
Shirley Henderson's headshot

Shirley Henderson

Edythe Dubarry
Mark Strong's headshot

Mark Strong

Nick Caldarelli
Tom Payne's headshot

Tom Payne

Phil Goldman
Christina Cole's headshot

Christina Cole

Charlotte Warren

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