1998
5.9 (26 votes)
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
British Screen Productions
Arts Council of England
BBC
Arts Council of England
BBC
The Governess
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Producer: Sarah Curtis
Writer: Sandra Goldbacher
Director of Photography: Ashley Rowe
Top 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
Videos
The Governess Trailer 1998
