Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

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?

Genres

Comedy Romance

Countries

United Kingdom United States

Director

Bharat Nalluri

Writers

David Magee Simon Beaufoy Winifred Watson

Producers

Stephen Garrett Nellie Bellflower Paul Webster

Composer

Paul Englishby

Cinematographer

John de Borman

Editor

Barney Pilling

Production

Focus Features Kudos Shine Pictures Twins Financing Keylight Productions

Starring

Also starring

Frances McDormand Lee Pace Ciarán Hinds Shirley Henderson Mark Strong Tom Payne Christina Cole Clare Clifford Stephanie Cole Beatie Edney Sarah Kants Sally Leonard Katy Murphy Tim Potter Matt Ryan Mo Zinal David Alexander

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