Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day PG-13
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 19, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Focus Features
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Frances McDormand & Amy Adams | |
Performer: | Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Shirley Henderson & Mark Strong | |
Directed by | Bharat Nalluri | |
Screenwriting by | David Magee & Simon Beaufoy | |
Composition by | Paul Englishby | |
Produced by | Nellie Bellflower & Stephen Garrett | |
Director of Photography: | John de Borman | |
Executive Production by | Paul Webster |
Entertainment Reviews:
[P]articularly effective and cheeky....Adams and McDormand's performances and winning chemistry are the heart and soul of this screwball comedy set in London in 1939.
USA Today
An obvious homage to the great screwballs of the past, films in which women were zany, mad things, and men were sticks in the mud, Miss Pettigrew packs a surprising amount of heart into a silk charmeuse, marabou puff of a story.
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The Tyee (British Columbia)
American Lee Pace, from TV's Pushing Daisies, manages not one but several creditable English accents, sometimes unfortunately all in the same sentence, but whose emotional depth shows up this ball of fluff as insubstantial. Forgettable.
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Financial Times
4 stars out of 5 -- McDormand's comic timing is genius....[Her character's] plight and grateful pleasure for a grand day out feels genuine, insightful and touching.
Empire
Rating: 3/5 --
It's lucky that Amy Adams and Frances McDormand lend their best charms to Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, otherwise this featherweight Art Deco fancy might drift away like a soap bubble, and go 'pop!'
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Independent (UK)
Acting, of course, has something to do with it. But the charm that emanates from Amy Adams like a perfume in MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY is also a natural gift.
New York Times
Bharat Nalluri directs with a light touch and a great eye for costumes and sets....It's pure romantic fantasy...
Los Angeles Times
Product Description:
As in MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS and BEING JULIA, this period comedy brings wit and style to its depiction of 1930s London. Based on Winifred Watson's novel, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY begins with the title character, a frumpy middle-aged governess winningly played by Frances McDormand (FARGO), being turned away from her employment agency. After losing her job prospects and all her earthly possessions in a mishap, Guinevere Pettigrew isn't sure where her next meal is coming from. But some cleverness leads her to the door of aspiring actress Delysia Lafosse, who needs a social secretary to juggle her three men: a nightclub owner (Mark Strong), a son of a theater producer (Tom Payne), and a piano player (Lee Pace). The first two offer her a chance at stardom, but the pianist can't give her anything but love. In a single day, Miss Pettigrew helps Delysia navigate the ever-stormy waters of love, while she learns that romance may not only be reserved for the young.
With its witty script and jazzy score, MISS PETTIGREW may seem feather-light at times, but there's an undercurrent of sadness that gives the comedy a bit of weight. World War II is just about to come to London, and the echoes of the previous war still haunt those who can remember it. Unsurprisingly, McDormand gives a fantastic performance as the title character, but the effervescent Adams continues to surprise, even after turning in great work in JUNEBUG and ENCHANTED. As impressive as the two female leads are, there are some excellent performances from two male costars: Ciáran Hinds (MARGOT AT THE WEDDING) is perfectly warm as a lingerie designer Miss Pettigrew encounters, and Pace (PUSHING DAISIES) wins hearts as the faithful Michael. Costume designer Michael O'Connor also deserves praise for creating the film's eye-catching clothing.
With its witty script and jazzy score, MISS PETTIGREW may seem feather-light at times, but there's an undercurrent of sadness that gives the comedy a bit of weight. World War II is just about to come to London, and the echoes of the previous war still haunt those who can remember it. Unsurprisingly, McDormand gives a fantastic performance as the title character, but the effervescent Adams continues to surprise, even after turning in great work in JUNEBUG and ENCHANTED. As impressive as the two female leads are, there are some excellent performances from two male costars: Ciáran Hinds (MARGOT AT THE WEDDING) is perfectly warm as a lingerie designer Miss Pettigrew encounters, and Pace (PUSHING DAISIES) wins hearts as the faithful Michael. Costume designer Michael O'Connor also deserves praise for creating the film's eye-catching clothing.
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