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The Governess

5.819981h 55mMovieDramaRomance

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.

DirectorSandra Goldbacher
WriterSandra Goldbacher
ProducersSarah Curtis·Sally Hibbin

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Cast · Directed by Sandra Goldbacher

MDMinnie Driver
Minnie Driver
Rosina da Silva
TWTom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Charles Cavendish
HWHarriet Walter
Harriet Walter
Mrs. Cavendish
JMJonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry Cavendish
FHFlorence Hoath
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
AC
Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
EBEmma Bird
Emma Bird
Rebecca
ALAdam Levy
Adam Levy
Benjamin
CK
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
BMBruce Myers
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
DB
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
RB
Raymond Brody
Litnoff

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