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The Governess

19981h 55m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 28 votes
DramaRomance

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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Directed by Sandra Goldbacher

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver

Rosina da Silva

Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Charles Cavendish

Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter

Mrs. Cavendish

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Henry Cavendish

Florence Hoath
Florence Hoath

Clementina Cavendish

Arlene Cockburn

Lily Milk, the Maid

Emma Bird
Emma Bird

Rebecca

Adam Levy
Adam Levy

Benjamin

Countess Koulinskyi

Aunt Sofka

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Film details

Released31 Jul 1998
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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Bruce Myers
Bruce Myers

Rosina's Father

Diana Brooks

Rosina's Mother

Raymond Brody

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