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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) -- Oscar winner Frances McDormand uses her deep concentration to comedic affect in the delightful farce, "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day," based on the 1930s novel of the same name.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) -- 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.

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Director:
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David Magee (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
27 March 2008 (Hong Kong) more
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Every Woman Will Have Her Day
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Rated PG-13 for some partial nudity and innuendo.
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92 min
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Frances McDormand's character Guinevere Pettigrew claims to be raised by a clergyman, when in real life, McDormand's adoptive father is Canadian minister Vernan McDormand. more
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Boom mic visible: At the big party, when Miss Pettigrew talks with Joe on the balcony, the boom mic is visible moving back and forth between characters in the reflection of the windows. more
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Phil: I'm sorry it's Phil Goldman. How do you do?
Guinevere Pettigrew: We've met before actually. You were entirely naked at the time.
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28 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
A refreshing retelling of an old story, 16 March 2008
9/10
Author: nmachiaveli from LA/CA/USA

If you're looking for a compelling, daring, high brow documentary then this is not the one for you. However, if you're interested in seeing good acting, excellent art direction, and fun, whimsical characters then you won't be disappointed. Francis McDormand gives an excellent performance as the lead character. This role plays to her strengths - her presence, facial expressions and perfect timing. Amy Adams stretches a bit to deliver a good performance. She still managed to make her portrayal of the character believable despite her acting limitations. By far the best performance was that of Shirley Henderson as Edythe. Henderson takes the character and fully embraces it, exploiting the opportunity without going over the top. The story line while familiar, is adapted well enough to be make it a refreshing and witty period film without being cliché or taking itself too seriously. Overall the movie was very well done and one of the best refreshingly familiar feel-good films in recent memory.

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