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Mar 14, 2008 · Set in 1939 London, the backdrop of a farce about flighty actress Delysia (Amy Adams, left) and her prim assistant (Frances McDormand) combines art deco élan and old-Hollywood glam. Here, the...
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Watson.
Jan 19, 2010 · Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day filmed for seven weeks. The crew re-created the two contrasting worlds of late 1930s London; the near-destitute street existence that Miss Pettigrew faces at the beginning of the film, and the glamorous life that she finds herself in.
Mar 7, 2008 · Based on the 1938 book by British author Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a nostalgic confection, full of smart period costumes and a lush art deco set design that is...
Sep 6, 2018 · Beginning the day in a marabou-trimmed satin dressing gown, very pink and feminine. Then suiting up in this almost-prim blue dress and heart-shaped hat, as if to show her as a innocent good girl. Great period details with ruched sleeves and bakelite belt buckle.
Mar 7, 2008 · Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: Directed by Bharat Nalluri. With Amy Adams, David Alexander, Clare Clifford, Christina Cole. Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson’s novel of 1938, is a ‘fairytale in novel form’ (Wilson).1 Set in London of 1938, the story revolves around a one-day adventure of an ill-starred but truthful spinster who is ‘granted a second chance’ (Quinn).
