| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Can you get a life and discover love, all in one day? Two
women are about to find out.
In the sophisticated and heartfelt comedy Miss Pettigrew
Lives for a Day, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand plays
the film's title role opposite Academy Award nominee Amy Adams
(star of the blockbuster Enchanted).
The cast also includes Golden Globe Award nominee Lee Pace
(of the hit series Pushing Daisies), Ciaran Hinds (There Will
Be Blood), Shirley Henderson (the Harry Potter films), Mark
Strong (Stardust), and screen newcomer Tom Payne.
In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (played by Ms. McDormand)
is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly
dismissed from her job. Without so much as severance pay,
Miss Pettigrew realizes that she must - for the first time
in two decades - seize the day. This she does, by intercepting
an employment assignment outside of her comfort level - as
"social secretary." Arriving at a penthouse apartment
for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous
world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and
singer, Delysia Lafosse (Ms. Adams).
Within minutes, Miss Pettigrew finds herself swept into a
heady high-society milieu - and, within hours, living it up.
Taking the "social secretary" designation to heart,
she tries to help her new friend Delysia navigate a love life
and career, both of which are complicated by the three men
in Delysia's orbit; devoted pianist Michael (Mr. Pace), intimidating
nightclub owner Nick (Mr. Strong), and impressionable junior
impresario Phil (Mr. Payne). Miss Pettigrew herself is blushingly
drawn to the gallant Joe (Mr. Hinds), a successful designer
who is tenuously engaged to haughty fashion maven Edythe (Ms.
Henderson) - the one person who senses that the new "social
secretary" may be out of her element, and schemes to
undermine her.
Over the next 24 hours, Guinevere and Delysia will empower
each other to discover their romantic destinies.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Focus Features
Production Co:
Kudos Pictures
Keylight Entertainment
Release Date:
March 7, 2008 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Notes
www.filminfocus.com
YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com
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