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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GWDL5TI

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Cassandra

Charming, Cute, Feel-good

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

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Such a delightful movie! I've come back to watch this four or five times by now. It's got heart, it's got laughs, it's got a touch of history, it's got some rags-to-riches, not to mention the STELLAR cast. If you want something wholesome, please give this movie a try <3

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Dora Dill

Fun enjoyable, creatively written movie. Well acted! Worth time spent💁🏽🙋🏻

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023

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fantastic romantic comedy

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2009

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This is only the second film where I really paid any attention to Frances McDormand's work. As I have begun to work my way through her films, I find she was in a number of others I liked, but usually in a supporting role. I first saw her as a lead in Fargo, like most other people. Both her role as Marge Gunderson and the interviews in the extras on the DVD got me very interested in her and her work, hence my current journey through her films.

Miss Pettigrew (McDormand) is a down-on-her-luck governess in 1939 London, who by a twist of fate finds herself thrust into the "social set" of the times by way of ill-gotten employment with rising starlet, Delysia LaFosse (Amy Adams). The entire film takes place over a 24 hour period as Miss Pettigrew tries to navigate and survive the emotional waters of this turbulent social scene on the brink of World War II.

The pace of the film just about leaves one breathless, but pulls one along in a way that few films can. The cast is outstanding, and the on screen chemistry between them is of an extraordinarily high quality. The scenes between McDormand and Ciaran Hinds are particularly amazing. I have seldom seen the power and intensity that these two can create with just silence and facial expressions. The alley scene near the end fairly scintillates!

Amy Adams (LaFosse) and McDormand also have incredible energy together, and their scenes, though reminiscent of the work of Lucille Ball and others, are completely fresh and intense. Lee Pace, Mark Strong, Shirley Henderson, and Tom Payne add their considerable talents as well. (I do wish they had included a gag reel, as it was unfair to mention in the featurette how funny Stephanie Cole (Miss Holt) was between takes without letting us see for ourselves.)

The sets are great and the music wonderful (if you like swing, which I do).

The comedy is madcap, punctuated by deeply emotional interludes, and this is simply great film making any way you look at it. I got it from Neflix and kept watching it over and over (twelve times at last count), "snake-fascinated," you might say (watch the movie, you'll get it). I finally broke down and bought a copy so Netflix could have theirs back.

This is a great film that I feel is destined to become a classic. I think it is Oscar time for McDormand again, and probably some of the others as well. A movie this good is a very, very rare thing. Everyone involved should be extremely proud, Oscar or not.

By way of indulging my current infatuation with McDormand, I have watched this back to back with Laurel Canyon (yes, several times), just to enjoy the polarity (as in 180 degrees) of the characters she plays in each. There is just something about her that is soooo compelling.......sigh...

Get it. Watch it. Love it. They don't make movies any better than this. Very highly recommended.

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An unknown gem of a movie

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023

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One of the few movies with heart and great actors and real meaning. The lavish vintage setting makes it really fun to watch!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2021

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Amy Adams and Frances McDormand make a charmingly delightful duo. I haven't seem a movie with this much joie de vivre in quite some time. Someone needs to tell the moviemakers that happy endings aren't passe.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023

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So funny! Two of my favorite actresses are pure gold together!

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Dog Butterfly

Great romance/drama/light comedy.

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023

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I never tire of this one, saw it in the theater when it debuted and still watch it now and then. I had bought the DVD but seem to have lost. will have to buy another. I was in the mood so I rented it I couldn't wait.

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jeni

Like movies once were

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023

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Just light hearted and easy. Feel good movie.

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stefania

Fantastico

Reviewed in Italy on February 12, 2022

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Romantico ,bello , una bella storia spumeggiante con attori fantastici!!

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Tennessee

J'adore. 🎙️😘😘✨

Reviewed in France on February 3, 2020

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Comédie, fraîche. Super musique et acteurs de talent. Bonne version studio. 👍🏼👍🏼

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Mariana Contreras

Tierna y romántica

Reviewed in Mexico on April 10, 2017

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Amy Adams luce muy tierna y dulce, y sabe usar eso a su favor. Lee Pace fue el motivo real por el que me interesó la película, me encanta su personaje de Michael!! No se la pierdan, el mensaje es muy bonito :)

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Roger Turner

Good sound entertainment.

Reviewed in Australia on June 29, 2019

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Good sound entertainment.

Rxyxr

one of the most underestimated and under appreciated films in recent memory.

Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2016

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A beautiful little gem of a movie crafted in the spirit of the so called "screw-ball" comedies of the Golden Days of Hollywood. (Cleverly the story is set during that era and reflects and comments on that fast paced headiness that the "smart-set" of that era were so enamoured of...I kept getting a deja vu feeling like watching the passengers on the Titanic as they sailed out to sea....) Both female leads give skilled and wonderous performances and play off each other in ways that are a joy to experience. Great fun with enough of a (not too stern but serious) moral to provide some substance and seriousness to an otherwise laugh-out-loud comedy. In short this is probably one of the most underestimated and under appreciated films in recent memory.

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