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5.759/10

The Governess (1998)

NR | 1 Hours 55 Minutes

Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher

Writer: Sandra Goldbacher

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The 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)