Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day

Released: 2008
Comedy, Romance
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds
Running Time: 92 minutes
Rated: PG-13

The breakdown: Based on a book written in 1938 by the same name by Winifred Watson, a recently fired governess works her way into being a social secretary to an up and coming actress.

I almost never use the word delightful for anything, but this movie was!
McDormand plays a governess who never seems to find the right house to work in and has just been fired again.  While she's at the agency that placed her before in jobs, her "boss" for lack of a better term refuses to place her anywhere else.  While getting kicked out, she steals an address for a possible job and goes there straight away.  Within minutes she proves to be too good for the up and coming actress that needed an assistant to let go and secures herself a job.  The governess is exposed to a world filled with luxury like she's never experienced and quickly becomes very influential on several people.
Taking place just before WWII the movie is full of old world glamour and Art Deco!  My favorite!
This movie is so charming, so fresh, so delightful, I can't believe it wasn't made into a movie sooner, although, I understand when it was originally released in the late 1930's the book was a smash and it was supposed to be made into a film but the start of WWII actually ended that possibility, then it was re-released by the publishing house in 2000 and was re-discovered all over again.

If you like romance, or the time period of the 1930's, or Art Deco, or laughing, this one is a winner.

I LOVED IT within just the first few minutes and I think you will too.
SEE IT!!!
5 out of 5!  It was so good, I wished it had been longer than just 1 hour and a half.