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Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (DVD, 2009)
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A warm, feel good film. Engaging and humorous, but not as funny as the book. One character who in the book was pleasant, friendly and helpful was changed too much in the film. She became nasty and scheming. It's a film for people who haven't, and don't intend to, read the book.
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This is great film I love the song IF I didn't CARE.
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Excellent film
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This movie is fabulous. Frances McDormand is brilliant as Guinevere Pettigrew, a governess fired because of her plain looks, who engineers herself into the household of Delysia LaFosse (a wonderfully scatty Amy Adams). Discovering that she is in fact employed by a would-be musical star who has no idea what she really wants from life, Guinevere must help her find her soulmate from the 3 possibles - Mark Strong plays the club owner Nick who thinks of Delysia as possession to use whenever he likes, Tom Payne is Phil the son of a musical producer who is swept away with the idea of sleeping with the ladies who are falling over themselves to take the lead in his new show, then there is Michael played by Lee Pace (from Pushing Daisies) sporting one of the finest attempts by an American actor at an English accent, Michael is a just-out-of prison pianist who ended up incarcerated during an attempt to propose to our protagonist starlet. The movie takes shape after Guinevere takes her place at the centre of the characters alongside Delysia, her 3 suitors and also underwear king Joe and his faithless fiancee Edythe. The action takes place in London in 1939 on the eve of WWII. The writer does a fine job of balancing the farcical comedy with the drama of the impending tragedy to come. I found this movie by accident on satellite TV, I recommend to all who love romance, farce or just good old-fashioned entertainment. Should tick all boxes.Read full review
This film was described as a modern day Cinderella, but to describe it as that makes it a story with no depth. This it is not. This is set in the 1930s, with a lot of effort, going into creating something which is authentic. The storyline follows the life of Miss Pettigrew, who has previously been unsuccessfully employed as a governess. After being fired, yet again, she is faced with a uncertain future on the street. But in desperation, she dishonestly applies for a position, which was not hers, and funnily, turns her life around. Her influence on the lives, of all she meets whilst carrying out her duties, is amusing, entertaining, and unpredictable, but will it all turn out happily ever after? This is a great film to watch, It is humourous, has a good storyline, and some great acting in it. A film not to miss.Read full review
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