The Governess

The Governess (1998)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1998-07-31
  • User Rating: 5.904/10 from 26 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: British Screen Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Sandra Goldbacher
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From 26 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Minnie Driver

    as Rosina da Silva
  • Tom Wilkinson

    as Mr. Charles Cavendish
  • Harriet Walter

    as Mrs. Cavendish
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    as Henry Cavendish
  • Florence Hoath

    as Clementina Cavendish
  • Arlene Cockburn

    as Lily Milk, the Maid
  • Emma Bird

    as Rebecca
  • Adam Levy

    as Benjamin
  • Countess Koulinskyi

    as Aunt Sofka
  • Bruce Myers

    as Rosina's Father
  • Diana Brooks

    as Rosina's Mother
  • Raymond Brody

    as Litnoff
  • Cyril Shaps

    as Doctor
  • Ralph Riach

    as Mr. Hewlett
  • Joe Bromley

    as Prostitute
  • Stephen Robbins

    as Rabbi
  • Ofra Haza

    as Featured Vocalist
Directing Sandra Goldbacher Director
Production Sarah Curtis Producer
Writing Sandra Goldbacher Writer
Directing Caroline O'Reilly Script Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Caroline Harris Costume Design
Production Sally Hibbin Executive Producer
Art Katie Spencer Set Decoration
Sound Edward Shearmur Original Music Composer
Art Sarah Greenwood Production Design
Production Cathy Lord Production Supervisor
Art Philip Robinson Art Direction
Camera Liam Daniel Still Photographer
Camera Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
Production Michelle Guish Casting
Sound Jupiter Sen Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Marco Augusto Comba Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Stephen Woolfenden First Assistant Director

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