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| | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Widescreen & Full Screen Edition) | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Universal Studios | | Release Date : | | 2008-08-19 | | Store Price : | | $19.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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 "I am an expert on the lack of love, Delysia, and that is a fate from which I wish more fervently to save you".
Submitted on: 2009-11-12 |
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It's taken over 65 years for Winifred Watson's novel, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY, to get to the movie screen, but it's been well worth the wait.
London is on the brink of World War 2, and times are tough; but things look particularly grim for one Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand). She's a children's nanny who can't seem to find her niche, instead living a desperate hand-to-mouth existance in the slums and soup-kitchens of the city; but everything turns around when she manages to land a job as "social secretary" to the dizzy American nightclub singer, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams).
Delysia's complicated love-life needs a firm hand, and Miss Pettigrew fits the bill nicely, managing to turn her brief 24 hours of service into a life-changing experience neither of them will forget.
MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY is a giddy romantic period romp, the perfect screen adaptation of Watson's fondly-remembered novel. Rising star Amy Adams ("Enchanted", "Doubt") adds another delightful role to her canon; Frances McDormand makes the character of Miss Pettigrew come to life with lots of untold layers. Lee Pace shines as Delysia's piano-playing boyfriend; with Shirley Henderson, Mark Strong and Ciarán Hinds. |
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 Delightful comedy!
Submitted on: 2009-10-21 |
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| I was pleasantly surprised by this unobtrusive little comedy. It is reminiscent of Hollywood's heyday films of the period. Miss McDormand is truly delightful, and Miss Adams plays the ditzy gold-digger to perfection. |
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 Ho hum
Submitted on: 2009-08-31 |
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| There isn't much to this movie other than a great "look" to the sets. The various stories aren't the least bit new, and the actors really don't have much to reach for. It's the kind of movie that you should watch only if you are stuck in a hotel room for 90 minutes with nothing to do. Oh, one of the 1-star reviewers said that the "level of nudity" should have given it an R rating: that's absurd -- the only nudity is a very brief glimpse of a man's rear, and that was just as a not-very-surprising mistaken identity punchline. |
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Only for those who can understand and enjoy the context of this subtle movie !
Submitted on: 2009-07-07 |
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Those who can not understand this subtle humor...need to go see the Three Stooges....to find "enjoyment"...or possibly
the front row of a burlesque show!?
This ...wonderful movie demands a grasp of subtle ..farce and humor...
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you'd rate it a two star.
Those who would do so...would probably be rated...zero stars...
in the..human personality ...test.
See it and enjoy the magic of subtle humor... it might just catch on here in the USA... and have American directors.... giving humorous substance...instead of cheap thrills...action ad nausia and non sequitor story lines.
A one up on French humor!
The director...........if he were a chef...would...
create nouvelle traditional recipes....
..............and as to both of the principal actresses...
Classic....they are a classic team...long waited for!
Hopefully they...never part! As timing is everything...........in the levels of the subtle! |
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I Love Lee Pace
Submitted on: 2009-06-29 |
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| You know, I only wanted to see this movie because of the three main stars on the cover. Frances McDormand = amazing, Amy Adams = adorably awesome, Lee Pace = fantastic (plus he's in Pushing Daisies!!) I rented this with the notion of it being a cruddy movie but with some of my favorite actors acting. Boy, was I wrong. The story takes place in about a day, 24-48 hours total, which I think is so cool. It's a cute little story, romantic comedy indeed that i believe was overlooked at the theaters. The acting is MARVELOUS. This is not an oscar-contending movie but it's simplicity is very refreshing. Frances McDomand is a housekeeper of sorts that gets fired from her job, she is on the streets looking for a new one when she stumbles upon Amy Adams business card. Desperately wanting a job, she goes to Amy Adams apartment and her life is changed forever. But not in a bad way, in a more adventurous way. There is a scene or two involving partial nudity and very few swear words, overall this is a very charming movie that I can't wait to watch again!! |
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