The Governess

1998 5.9 (26 votes) 1h 55m

Genres

Drama Romance

Production Companies

British Screen Productions
Arts Council of England
BBC

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

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