Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day-Movie Review *** 09/07/2013
Posted by dbinder in American, Comedy, People's Choice Awards, Romance, Romantic comedy.Tags: amy adams, Frances Dormand, People's Choice Awards, rated pg 13
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MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (American) 2008 ***
Directed by Bharat Nalluri
Starring Frances Dormand, Amy Adams, and Lee Pace
NOMINATED, Favorite Independent Movie, People’s Choice Awards
Set in pre-World War II London, the hapless Miss Guinivere Pettigrew (Dormand) loses her job as a governess and has little hope of finding new work. Threatened with life on the streets, she uses her wits to find a new position and ends up being mismatched as social secretary to the flighty, social-climbing Delysia (Adams). Delysia teaches her what’s most important in life.
Frances Dormand, an actress I admire, makes the movie as Miss Pettigrew. It’s not an award winner, but I found the film surprisingly charming, funny, and enjoyable!
Highly recommended.
92 min. Rated PG-13
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