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The Governess

1998·Drama·1h 55m
7.1
★
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
scotland
loss of virginity
kissing
woman director
gentile
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Cast

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
Emma Bird
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Adam Levy
Adam Levy
Benjamin
Bruce Myers
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Ralph Riach
Ralph Riach
Mr. Hewlett
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza
Featured Vocalist (voice)

Crew

Sandra Goldbacher
Sandra Goldbacher
Director
Sandra Goldbacher
Sandra Goldbacher
Writer
Edward Shearmur
Edward Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Sally Hibbin
Sally Hibbin
Executive Producer
Sarah Greenwood
Sarah Greenwood
Production Design
Stephen Woolfenden
Stephen Woolfenden
First Assistant Director

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