The Governess
The Governess
Release: 1998-07-31
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 5.8
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British Screen Productions
Arts Council of England
BBC
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
Emma Bird
as Rebecca
Adam Levy
as Benjamin
Bruce Myers
as Rosina's Father
Cyril Shaps
as Doctor
Ralph Riach
as Mr. Hewlett
Ofra Haza
as Featured Vocalist
