DramaRomance
The Governess
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.
Directed by Sandra Goldbacher, Sally Hibbin
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User score
28 votes
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Status
Released
Released
July 31, 1998
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
English
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
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
Raymond Brody
Litnoff
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Ralph Riach
Mr. Hewlett
Joe Bromley
Prostitute
Stephen Robbins
Rabbi
Ofra Haza
Featured Vocalist (voice)
