Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Amy Adams | ... | Delysia | |
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David Alexander | ... | Chestnut Seller |
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Clare Clifford | ... | Margery |
Christina Cole | ... | Charlotte Warren | |
Stephanie Cole | ... | Miss Holt | |
Beatie Edney | ... | Mrs. Brummegan | |
Shirley Henderson | ... | Edythe | |
Ciarán Hinds | ... | Joe | |
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Sarah Kants | ... | Annabel Darlington |
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Sally Leonard | ... | Woman at Train Station |
Frances McDormand | ... | Miss Pettigrew | |
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Katy Murphy | ... | Miss Holt's Assistant |
Lee Pace | ... | Michael | |
Tom Payne | ... | Phil | |
Tim Potter | ... | Nightclub Patron |
War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client's card from her agency and presents herself at the door. A singer named Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary as she seeks a West End role by sleeping with a feckless producer in the bed of Nick, a smarmy nightclub owner with whom she also dallies. She ignores Michael, her piano player, who loves her and has tickets for New York on the Queen Mary. Miss Pettigrew's job is to make sure Delysia gets the part. Over 24 hours, Miss Pettigrew is also called upon to help an ambitious and unfaithful fashion editor patch things up with her older fiancé, a lingerie designer. Has Miss Pettigrew found her calling? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
In London in the beginning of World War II, the middle-aged Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is unemployed and hunger after being fired by her alcoholic employer. The social assistant refuses to offer another employment to her but Miss Pettigrew grabs the address of the American actress and singer Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams) on her desk and heads to Delysia´s fancy apartment. Soon she befriends and is hired by Delysia, a beautiful woman that manipulates her two lovers to live comfortably, sing in a nightclub and be cast for a play. Miss Pettigrew helps Delysia to resolve her affairs and learn that Delysia has a true love, a poor piano player that has invited her to move to New York with him. Meanwhile Miss Pettigrew meets the lingerie designer Joe Blomfield (Ciarán Hinds), who seems to be attracted to her.
"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" is a different romantic comedy, supported by a great cast with Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, beautiful costumes and sets and magnificent music score from the 40´s. The plot is well-resolved and the film is entertaining. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Vida num Só Dia" ("The Life in Only One Day")