Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe/2.35:1 92m
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong
Synopsis:
On the eve of World War Two a clergyman's daughter, who is the subject of serial dismissal as a housekeeper and close to destitute, falls into the job of social secretary for a society floozy with aspirations to musical stardom. In the course of twenty-four hours she juggles the three men in her employer's life and ensures she ends up with the right one, as well as assuring happiness for herself by sticking to her principles.
Review:
Jolly romantic comedy reminiscent of the glory days of thirties madcap, though with more than a dash of Coward and the jazz age thrown in. The star adroitly negotiates an English accent and an ugly duckling role with great comedic panache.
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe/2.35:1 92m
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong
Synopsis:
On the eve of World War Two a clergyman's daughter, who is the subject of serial dismissal as a housekeeper and close to destitute, falls into the job of social secretary for a society floozy with aspirations to musical stardom. In the course of twenty-four hours she juggles the three men in her employer's life and ensures she ends up with the right one, as well as assuring happiness for herself by sticking to her principles.
Review:
Jolly romantic comedy reminiscent of the glory days of thirties madcap, though with more than a dash of Coward and the jazz age thrown in. The star adroitly negotiates an English accent and an ugly duckling role with great comedic panache.
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe/2.35:1 92m
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong
Synopsis:
On the eve of World War Two a clergyman's daughter, who is the subject of serial dismissal as a housekeeper and close to destitute, falls into the job of social secretary for a society floozy with aspirations to musical stardom. In the course of twenty-four hours she juggles the three men in her employer's life and ensures she ends up with the right one, as well as assuring happiness for herself by sticking to her principles.
Review:
Jolly romantic comedy reminiscent of the glory days of thirties madcap, though with more than a dash of Coward and the jazz age thrown in. The star adroitly negotiates an English accent and an ugly duckling role with great comedic panache.