The Governess
July 31, 1998•1h 55m•★ 5.8
DramaRomance
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 GoldbacherWriters
Cast
Minnie Driver
Rosina da Silva
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Charles Cavendish
Harriet Walter
Mrs. Cavendish
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry Cavendish
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
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Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Adam Levy
Benjamin
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Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
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Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
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Raymond Brody
Litnoff
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Ralph Riach
Mr. Hewlett
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Joe Bromley
Prostitute
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Stephen Robbins
Rabbi
Ofra Haza
Featured Vocalist (voice)