Book, 1938 by Winifred WatsonMiss Pettigrew, an approaching-middle-age governess, was accustomed to a household of unruly English children. When her employment agency sends her to the wrong address, her life takes an unexpected turn. 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. Over the course of a single day, both women are changed forever.
Movie, 2008 directed by Bharat NalluriFeatures: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams
Tagline: Every Woman Will Have Her Day.
Awards: It was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Independent Movie (lost to The Secret Life of Bees).
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