"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."Movie type: Comedy | Romance
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Script: David Magee, Simon Beaufoy
Starring: Frances McDormand (Guinevere Pettigrew), Amy Adams (Delysia Lafosse), David Alexander (Chestnut Seller)
Length: 92 min
Reviews:
"Very Good Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is lightweight and airy... Adams shines brightly... ...it's tough to find a more diverting way to spend 90 minutes in a multiplex. Miss Pettigrew is a feel-good production that strives and succeeds to put smiles on the faces of its viewers." Berardinelli, Internet Critic
"Good A good farce is hard to find. Particularly one that holds up for the entirety of the story and keeps us engrossed, while smiling. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a particularly effective and cheeky example. Miss Pettigrew is a veritable treat. Wisely cast, this handsome production is a delightful farcical fairy tale, bolstered by moments of depth and emotion."USA Today
"Good The set design is sumptuous, the period detail convincing and the performances perfectly pitched... If only the movie weren't so desperate to be as madcap as its screwball forebears -- the early, farcical scene in Delysia's flat is a groaner. But once it settles down, Miss Pettigrew and Company happily hit their own stride."TV Guide Online
"Average With weightless period comedies such as these, getting to the inevitable happy end is supposed to be at least half the fun, and given this terrific cast — it should be. But Pettigrew, while brisk, is also pretty flat. It revels, alas, in the over-determined nature that's infected such fare like a virus; the ending in particular overplays its hand so spectacularly as to be laughable in all the wrong ways." Premiere
Source: imdb.com
03.09.2008