Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
"Every woman will have her day."

Title: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Original Title: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Release Date: 2008-03-07
Status: Released
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 397 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Production Companies: Focus Features, Kudos, Shine Pictures, Twins Financing, Keylight Productions
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. 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.
Cast

Frances McDormand
Guinevere Pettigrew

Amy Adams
Delysia LaFosse

Lee Pace
Michael Pardew

Ciarán Hinds
Joe Blomfield

Shirley Henderson
Edythe Dubarry

Mark Strong
Nick Caldarelli

Tom Payne
Phil Goldman

Christina Cole
Charlotte Warren

Clare Clifford
Margery

Stephanie Cole
Miss Holt