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.
Frances McDormand | Guinevere Pettigrew |
Amy Adams | Delysia Lafosse |
Lee Pace | Michael Pardue |
Ciarán Hinds | Joe Blumfield |
Clare Clifford | Margery |
Christina Cole | Charlotte Warren |
Shirley Henderson | Edythe Dubarry |
Mark Strong | Nick |
Stephanie Cole | Miss Holt |
Beatie Edney | Mrs. Brummegan |
Sarah Kants | Annabel Darlington |
Sally Leonard | Woman at train station |