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The Governess

Jul 31, 1998 · 1h 55m
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Drama
Romance

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When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.

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CAST

Minnie Driver
Rosina da Silva
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Charles Cavendish
Harriet Walter
Mrs. Cavendish
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry Cavendish
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Adam Levy
Benjamin
Directed by Sandra Goldbacher

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
British Screen Productions, Arts Council of England, BBC
Country
GB

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