Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 03 07 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 025195016230

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Brief Nudity, Adult Humor]

Summary: A late-'30s-era London governess hired to work in the home of a high-profile nightclub chanteuse gets a taste of the good life when she is assigned the task of sorting out the singer's many unseemly affairs in a period comedy starring Frances McDormand and adapted from the novel by Winifred Watson. Unfairly and unceremoniously dismissed from her latest position without so much as a penny of severance pay, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (McDormand) realizes that in order to stay financially afloat she'll need to find a new job fast. Though she has worn out her welcome at the unemployment office due to her propensity to loose jobs, she's determined to seize the day and keep an open mind. Before she's booted from the office, she takes note of a job opening that is a little outside of her experience, but decides to pursue it, pretending she is the prospective employee the office was planning to recommend. Becoming a "social secretary" may not be exactly what Miss Pettigrew had in mind when the time came to seek out a new job, yet she hopes that her enthusiasm will offset her inexperience and throws caution to the wind. Upon arriving at the penthouse of up-and-coming American entertainer Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), the unassuming Miss Pettigrew becomes instantly swept up in the high-society milieu. But serving as social secretary to one of the busiest women in the city is no easy task, and before the day is over, Miss Pettigrew and her new charge will both learn a thing or two about life and love. Now, as Miss Pettigrew helps Delysia make informed career decisions and choose between one of three potential suitors, her own attraction to a handsome clothing designer named Joe (Ciar?n Hands) could prove her undoing. Joe's current fianc?e, Edythe (Shirley Henderson), is an insolent fashion maven with little patience for those she deems incompetent or unworthy of the spotlight, and she currently has her targets locked onto a certain social secretary who doesn't yet grasp the complex social mechanisms of the high-society lifestyle. Simon Beaufoy and David Magee co-author a screenplay directed by Bharat Nalluri. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Awards: Film Presented – Edinburgh International Film Festival

Features: Deleted scenes
Making an Unforgettable Day
Miss Pettigrew's Long Trip to Hollywood

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Format: DVD

Release Date: 08/19/2008

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 60 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
1. Governess of Last Resort (Main Titles) [5:28]
2. The Leading Lady [6:22]
3. First Man [3:15]
4. Second Man [3:46]
5. Strong, Confident Firm [6:46]
6. Topping the Bill [3:29]
7. Appreciating the Female Figure [5:53]
8. Transformation [4:22]
9. Third Man [6:33]
10. All Or Nothing [3:33]
11. Love Is Not a Game [6:12]
12. Official Announcement [6:58]
13. Just a Grub [2:13]
14. The Next Dance [4:40]
15. Change in Program [4:33]
16. Not a Second to Waste [4:47]
17. Grateful for the Truth [3:01]
18. Bon Voyage [2:50]
19. Looking for You [2:39]
20. End Titles [4:11]
Disc #1, Side B -- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
1. Governess of Last Resort (Main Titles) [5:28]
2. The Leading Lady [6:22]
3. First Man [3:15]
4. Second Man [3:46]
5. Strong, Confident, Firm [6:46]
6. Topping the Bill [3:29]
7. Appreciating the Female Figure [5:53]
8. Transformation [4:22]
9. Third Man [6:33]
10. All Or Nothing [3:33]
11. Love Is Not a Game [6:12]
12. Official Announcement [6:58]
13. Just a Grub [2:13]
14. The Next Dance [4:40]
15. Change in Program [4:33]
16. Not a Second to Waste [4:47]
17. Grateful for the Truth [3:01]
18. Bon Voyage [2:50]
19. Looking For You [2:39]
20. End Titles [4:11]

Cast and Crew: Frances McDormand  Executive Producer 
Paul Webster  Executive Producer 
Simon Beaufoy  Screenwriter 
Bharat Nalluri  Director 
Stephen Garrett  Producer 
Paul Englishby  Composer (Music Score) 
Nellie Bellflower  Producer 
David Magee  Screenwriter 
Frank Frattaroli  Executive Producer 
Frances McDormand  Actor 
Amy Adams  Actor 
Lee Pace  Actor 
Ciarán Hinds  Actor 
Shirley Henderson  Actor 
Tom Payne  Actor 
Mark Strong  Actor 
Clare Clifford  Actor 
Sarah Kants  Actor 
Christina Cole  Actor 
Stephanie Cole  Actor 
Beatie Edney  Actor 
Matthew Ryan  Actor 
Mo Zainal  Actor 
Katy Murphy  Actor 
Sally Leonard  Actor 
Tim Potter  Actor 
David Alexander  Actor 

Country: UK,USA