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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Name: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2008
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Shirley Henderson

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Every woman will have her day"

Boxlist takeA stirring, warm-hearted romantic comedy: polished and breezy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

TMDB · 284 votes

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB