The Governess
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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Cast
17 people
Minnie Driver
Rosina da Silva
Known for
Tarzan
Good Will Hunting
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Charles Cavendish
Known for
Batman Begins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Harriet Walter
Mrs. Cavendish
Known for
Silo
The Spanish Princess
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry Cavendish
Known for
Match Point
Vikings
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
Known for
Lost in Austen
FairyTale: A True Story
Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
Known for
The Acid House
The Winter Guest
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Known for
Casualty
Adam Levy
Benjamin
Known for
The Witcher
Before I Go to Sleep
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
No other roles listed
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Henry & June
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
Also in
Daniel Deronda
Wall of Silence
Raymond Brody
Litnoff
Known for
King and Country
Sandra Goldbacher Director · Edward Shearmur Composer Ashley Rowe Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.8M · United States release July 31, 1998 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,800,509
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Arts Council of England
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 31, 1998
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 23, 1998
Theatrical
Czechia
April 29, 1999 · Theatrical
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