Drama ·Comedy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 2008 · 1h 32m

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day poster
Director
Bharat Nalluri
Cast
Frances McDormand as Guinevere Pettigrew Amy Adams as Delysia LaFosse Lee Pace as Michael Pardew Ciarán Hinds as Joe Blomfield Shirley Henderson as Edythe Dubarry Mark Strong as Nick Caldarelli
Crew
John de Borman — Director of Photography Barney Pilling — Editor Paul Englishby — Original Music Composer Simon Beaufoy — Screenplay David Magee — Screenplay Winifred Watson — Novel
Tagline

Every woman will have her day.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookenglandjazz singer or musicianjazz clublove affairpianistgovernesshigh fashioneve of world war ii
Key Collaborators
Bharat Nalluri Director John de Borman Director of Photography Barney Pilling Editor Paul Englishby Original Music Composer Simon Beaufoy Screenplay David Magee Screenplay Winifred Watson Novel Stephen Garrett Producer Nellie Bellflower Producer Sarah Greenwood Production Design Michael O'Connor Costume Design
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