The Governess

The Governess (1998)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1998-07-31
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 24 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: British Screen Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Sandra Goldbacher
star 5.9/10
From 24 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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
  • Cyril Shaps

    as Doctor
  • Ralph Riach

    as Mr. Hewlett
  • Joe Bromley

    as Prostitute
  • Stephen Robbins

    as Rabbi
  • Ofra Haza

    as Featured Vocalist
Directing Sandra Goldbacher Director
Production Sarah Curtis Producer
Writing Sandra Goldbacher Writer
Sound Jupiter Sen Supervising Sound Editor
Production Michelle Guish Casting
Production Sally Hibbin Executive Producer
Camera Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
Art Philip Robinson Art Direction
Production Cathy Lord Production Supervisor
Art Sarah Greenwood Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Caroline Harris Costume Design
Directing Caroline O'Reilly Script Supervisor
Art Katie Spencer Set Decoration
Sound Ed Shearmur Original Music Composer
Camera Liam Daniel Still Photographer
Sound Marco Augusto Comba Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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