The Governess (1998)

  • NR
  • 07/31/1998 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 55m

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.

Sandra Goldbacher

Director, Writer

Cast

Minnie Driver's headshot

Minnie Driver

Rosina da Silva
Tom Wilkinson's headshot

Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Charles Cavendish
Harriet Walter's headshot

Harriet Walter

Mrs. Cavendish
Jonathan Rhys Meyers's headshot

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Henry Cavendish
Florence Hoath's headshot

Florence Hoath

Clementina Cavendish
Arlene Cockburn's headshot

Arlene Cockburn

Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird's headshot

Emma Bird

Rebecca
Adam Levy's headshot

Adam Levy

Benjamin

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