The Governess (1998)
The Governess is a 1998 drama movie directed by Sandra Goldbacher, with a running time of 1h 55m. It stars Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson and Harriet Walter.
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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Cast
- 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