Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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 (Ciaran Hands) could prove her undoing. Joe's current fiancee, 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

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Screen: Color
• Features:
  • Deleted scenes
  • Making an Unforgettable Day
  • Miss Pettigrew's Long Trip to Hollywood

AWARDS

• Edinburgh International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Frances McDormand - Miss Guinevere Pettigrew
       Amy Adams - Delysia Lafosse
       Lee Pace - Michael
       Ciaran Hinds - Joe
       Shirley Henderson - Edythe
       Tom Payne - Phil
       Mark Strong - Nick
       Clare Clifford - Margery
       Sarah Kants - Annabel Darlington
       Christina Cole - Charlotte Warren
       Stephanie Cole - Miss Holt
       Beatie Edney - Mrs. Brummegan
       Matthew Ryan - Gerry
       Mo Zainal - Lenny
       Katy Murphy - Miss Holt's Assistant
       Sally Leonard - Woman at Train Station
       Tim Potter - Nightclub Patron
       David Alexander - Chestnut Seller

• Director:

  Bharat Nalluri

• Producer:

  Stephen Garrett, Nellie Bellflower

• Screenwriter:

  Simon Beaufoy, David Magee

• Book Author:

  Winifred Watson

• Cinematographer:

  John DeBorman

• Composer (Music Score):

  Paul Englishby

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Karen Elliott

• Editor:

  Barney Pilling

• Production Designer:

  Sarah Greenwood

• Art Director:

  Niall Moroney, Nick Gottschalk

• Co-producer:

  Jane Frazer

• Associate Producer:

  Maggi Townley

• Executive Producer:

  Frances McDormand, Paul Webster, Frank Frattaroli

• Set Designer:

  Katie Spencer

• Costume Designer:

  Michael O'Connor

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Chris Munro

• Makeup:

  Fae Hammond, Anita Burger, Su Westwood

• First Assistant Director:

  Guy Heley

• Stunts:

  Curtis Rivers, Tim Halloran

• Choreography:

  Jack Murphy

• Casting:

  Leo Davis

• Production Manager:

  Simon Fraser

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Paul Weston

• Key Hairstylist:

  Sharon Martin

• Key Make-up:

  Sharon Martin

• Hair Styles:

  Fae Hammond

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Nigel Heath

• Gaffer:

  Chuck Finch

• Still Photographer:

  Kerry Brown

• Additional Cinematography:

  Malcolm McLean

• ADR Supervisor:

  Paul Conway

• Hair Styles:

  Anita Burger

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Gillian Raddings

• Dialect Coach:

  Joan Washington

• Conductor:

  Paul Englishby

• Music Producer:

  Paul Englishby

• Visual Effects:

  Double Negative Ltd.

• Foley Artist:

  Ruth Sullivan

• Assistant to the Director:

  Jules Baker-Smith

• Second Assistant Director:

  Anthony Wilcox

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Julian Slater

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Aliza James

• Dialogue Editor:

  Dan Morgan

• Foley Artist:

  Arthur Graley

• Musical Performer:

  Nicky Moss

• First Assistant Camera:

  Merrit Gold

• Driver:

  Roy Clarke

• Music Editor:

  James Bellamy

• Steadicam Operator:

  Alastair Rae

• Location Manager:

  Emma Pill

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Lucie Graves

• Electrician:

  Jamie Knight

• Assistant Costume Designer:

  Tim Aslam

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Mark Holt

• Foley Editor:

  Harry Barnes

• Special Effects Technician:

  Hugh Goodbody

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Debbie Kaye

• Video Assist:

  Dylan Jones

• Special Effects Technician:

  James M. Davis

• Driver:

  Mike Beaven, Enyo Mortty

• Negative Cutter:

  Professional Negative Cutting Limited

• First Assistant Accountant:

  Frances Richardson

• Compositor:

  Jaume Arteman

• Electrician:

  Dave Brennan

• Gaffer:

  Steven Finch

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Georgina Gunner

• Compositor:

  Alex Ireland

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  John Moffatt

• Electrician:

  Steve Wood

• Standby Properties:

  Josh Barraud

• Hair Styles:

  Su Westwood

• Sound Effects Editor:

  Michael Fentum

• Script Supervisor:

  Sue Hills

• Third Assistant Director:

  Charlie Reed

• Boom Operator:

  Steve Finn

• Assistant Art Director:

  Daryn McLaughlan

• Rotoscope Artist:

  Ian Copeland

• Runner:

  Tom Edmondson

• Matchmove Artist:

  Azzard Gordon

• Compositor:

  Jan Maroske

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Kate Phillips

• Compositor:

  Dan Snape

• Assistant Editor:

  Sandra McCallig

• Driver:

  Peter Mercer, Colin Simmons

• Producer's Assistant:

  Jessica Cole

• Assistant Set Decorator:

  Sophie Tyler

• Special Effects Technician:

  Jamie Weguelin

• Properties Master:

  Dennis Wiseman

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Synnove Godeseth

• Driver:

  Dave Ballard, Mark Bellett, Allan Bradshaw

• First Assistant Accountant:

  Emma Brazier

• Driver:

  Debbie Bryant

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Lloyd Bucks

• Properties Storeman:

  Kenny Burnett

• Production Coordinator:

  Rebecca Carrigan

• Driver:

  Gary Cook

• Unit Production Manager:

  John Crampton

• Set Medic/First Aid:

  Joy Maxwell Davis

• Runner:

  Gayle Dickie

• Color Timing:

  Alec Gibson

• Second Assistant Camera:

  Max Glickman

• Extra Casting:

  Lesley Gogarty

• First Assistant Camera:

  Leigh Gold

• Driver:

  George Green

• Runner:

  Sam Haviland

• Driver:

  Dave Hopkin

• Standby Carpenter:

  Lee Hosken

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Carol Jones

• Driver:

  Dave Jones, Paul Jones

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Sandra Jones

• Producer's Assistant:

  Beth Hearn Keech, Alexandra Kosevic

• Unit Publicist:

  Stacy Mann

• Assistant Choreographer:

  Zahara Mansouri

• Negative Cutter:

  Lee McComish

• Title Design:

  Momoco/Maguffin

• Set Medic/First Aid:

  Dave Morley

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Natural Addictions

• Grip:

  Ron Nichols

• Production Accountant:

  Maggie Phelan

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Reel Meals (Take 2) Limited

• Driver:

  Eddie Rodmel

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  John Rose

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Chris Scannell

• Driver:

  Colin Sheffield, Barry Stephenson

• Grip:

  Robin Stone

• Second Assistant Camera:

  Thomas Taylor

• Extra Casting:

  The Casting Network Limited

• Standby Properties:

  Kristin Theyers

• Costumes Assistant:

  Faith Thomas

• Driver:

  Colin Townsend

• ADR Voice Casting:

  Voice Activated

• First Assistant Accountant:

  Rebecca Wolf

• Art Department Assistant:

  Dorrie Young

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Maria Zubiuk

• Assistant Production Coordinator:

  Andrew Gwyn Davies