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The Governess

The Governess1998

★5.8115 minDramaRomance

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

Score

Edward Shearmur

Stars

Minnie Driver Tom Wilkinson Harriet Walter

Cast17

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
A
Arlene Cockburn
as Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird
as Rebecca
Adam Levy
as Benjamin
C
Countess Koulinskyi
as Aunt Sofka
Bruce Myers
as Rosina's Father
D
Diana Brooks
as Rosina's Mother
R
Raymond Brody
as Litnoff
Cyril Shaps
as Doctor
Ralph Riach
as Mr. Hewlett
J
Joe Bromley
as Prostitute
S
Stephen Robbins
as Rabbi
Ofra Haza
as Featured Vocalist (voice)

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