The Governess

1998
1h 55m
Drama
Romance

5.8TMDB(29)

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.

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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Edward Shearmur
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Details

Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Writer: Sandra GoldbacherWriter
Status: Released
Release date: July 31, 1998
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Production

British Screen Productions

Cast

Minnie DriverRosina da Silva
Tom WilkinsonMr. Charles Cavendish
Harriet WalterMrs. Cavendish
Jonathan Rhys MeyersHenry Cavendish
Florence HoathClementina Cavendish
Arlene CockburnLily Milk, the Maid
Emma BirdRebecca
Adam LevyBenjamin
Countess KoulinskyiAunt Sofka
Bruce MyersRosina's Father
Diana BrooksRosina's Mother
Raymond BrodyLitnoff
Cyril ShapsDoctor
Ralph RiachMr. Hewlett
Joe BromleyProstitute
Stephen RobbinsRabbi
Ofra HazaFeatured Vocalist (voice)