Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Every woman will have her day.

Directed by Bharat Nalluri

Produced by Focus Features, Kudos

200892 min6.8 / 10

A charming, warmly comedic romance set on the eve of WWII that follows an unlikely friendship between a dowdy governess and a glamorous jazz singer navigating love and ambition.

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.

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  • Does Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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