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      The Governess

      1998, Drama, 1h 54m

      34 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Following her father's murder, a London Jew, Rosina da Silva (Minnie Driver), reinvents herself as a Protestant governess on a remote Scottish island. Schooling the Cavendish family's daughter, Clementina (Florence Hoath), she soon incites the amorous passions of patriarch Charles (Tom Wilkinson), a scientist obsessed with capturing the photographic image. When his rebellious son Henry (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) arrives home, complications arise, emotions entangle and secrets inevitably spill out.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Sandra Goldbacher

      • Producer: Sarah Curtis

      • Writer: Sandra Goldbacher

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

      • Production Co: Pandora Cinema

      • Sound Mix: Dolby

      • Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Minnie Driver
      Tom Wilkinson
      Florence Hoath
      Harriet Walter
      Arlene Cockburn
      Emma Bird
      Adam Levy
      Bruce Myers
      Diana Brooks
      Kendal Cramer
      Ralph Riach
      Joe Bromley
      Sally Hibbin
      Ed Shearmur
      Ashley Rowe
      Sarah Greenwood
      Philip Robinson
      Katie Spencer
      Caroline Harris

      Critic Reviews for The Governess

      Audience Reviews for The Governess

      • Sep 28, 2011

        A London bred jewess takes the job of governess for a gentile scientist's family on the Isle of Skye. Can Victorian scandal be far behind? Interesting tale with excellent performances, particularly by Driver and Wilkinson.

        kevin w Super Reviewer
      • Jan 20, 2010

        There you go Minnie Driver. There is life after Matt Damon after all! Too bad we hardly see you anymore. The Governess was a good platform for you. Where did you jump?

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      • May 31, 2007

        very erotic yet without the sex, some very emotional scenes and minnie driver looking as alluring as ever while portraying a jewess quite authentically if you ask me. well directed also

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