Over the course of a single day, both women are changed forever. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, a sprightly comedy based on a durable novel by Winifred Watson, really does a fine job of making you feel good about the world - though it does certainly. The alluring nightclub singer, Delysia LaFosse, becomes her new employer, and Miss Pettigrew encounters a kind of glamour that she had only met before at the movies. (novel) Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Amy Adams. When her employment agency sends her to the wrong address, her life takes an unexpected turn. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Miss Pettigrew, an approaching-middle-age governess, was accustomed to a household of unruly English children. First published in 1938, it was reissued in the United Kingdom in 2000, complete with thirty-five original illustrations, and has sold over 22,000 copies. “Everyone, no matter how poor or prim or neglected, has a second chance to blossom in the world.”- Daily Mail, in reference to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayĪ major film released in 2008, Miss Pettigrew Lives for Day is a delightful, funny, lighthearted novel. “The sweetest grown-up book in the world.”- Sunday Times “Why has it taken more than half a century for this wonderful flight of humor to be rediscovered?”- Guardian Miss Pettigrew is about a governess sent by an employment agency to the wrong address, where she encounters a glamorous night-club singer, Miss LaFosse. Now a major motion picture starring Frances McDormand ( Fargo) and Amy Adams ( Enchanted)!
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