The Governess
1998
1h 55min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
31 July 1998
Runtime
1h 55min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
British Screen Productions, Arts Council of England, BBC
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
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
Raymond Brody
Litnoff
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Ralph Riach
Mr. Hewlett
Joe Bromley
Prostitute
Stephen Robbins
Rabbi
Ofra Haza
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