
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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.
Release Date: 2008-03-07
Drama
Comedy
Romance
★★★★★★★★★★ (397 votes)
Casts

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

Tom Payne
as Phil Goldman

Christina Cole
as Charlotte Warren

Clare Clifford
as Margery

Stephanie Cole
as Miss Holt