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A 2008 romantic comedy film based on Winifred Watson's novel, starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. It follows a day in the life of a governess who becomes a social secretary for a singer-actress and gets involved in her love affairs.
Mar 7, 2008 · Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
- (30K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Bharat Nalluri
- 2008-03-07
A comedy romance film based on the novel by Winifred Watson. Watch a governess in 1938 experience glamour and romance in the home of an actress.
- 91 min
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.
- (427)
- Bharat Nalluri
- PG-13
- 20
Jun 1, 2009 · A classic novel by Winifred Watson about a governess who becomes a nightclub singer's assistant for a day. Read ratings, reviews, genres, book details and author information on Goodreads.
An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse. War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client's card from her agency and presents herself at the door.