Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

03/07/2008 (GB) • 1h 32m

Drama, Comedy, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Frances McDormand

Guinevere Pettigrew

Amy Adams

Delysia LaFosse

Lee Pace

Michael Pardew

Ciarán Hinds

Joe Blomfield

Shirley Henderson

Edythe Dubarry

Mark Strong

Nick Caldarelli

Tom Payne

Phil Goldman

Christina Cole

Charlotte Warren


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$16,724,933.00

Keywords

london, england

based on novel or book

england

jazz singer or musician

jazz club

love affair

pianist

governess

high fashion

eve of world war ii

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