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The Governess
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The Governess

1998
Directed bySandra Goldbacher
1h 55m

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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Minnie DriverRosina da SilvaTom WilkinsonMr. Charles CavendishHarriet WalterMrs. Cavendish
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DramaRomance
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.8

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