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The Governess (1998)

 -  Drama | Romance  -  31 July 1998 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Rosina da Silva
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Mr. Charles Cavendish
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Mrs. Cavendish
Florence Hoath ...
Clementina Cavendish
Bruce Myers ...
Rosina's Father
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Henry Cavendish
Arlene Cockburn ...
Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird ...
Rebecca
Adam Levy ...
Benjamin
Countess Koulinskyi ...
Aunt Sofka (as The Countess Koulinskyi)
Diana Brooks ...
Rosina's Mother
Raymond Brody ...
Litnoff
Cyril Shaps ...
Doctor
Kendal Cramer ...
Young Rosina
Ralph Riach ...
Mr. Hewlett
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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. Written by Anonymous

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scotland | gentile | crucifix | oxford university | hard boiled egg | See more »

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Rated R for sexuality and nudity | See all certifications »

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$57,799 (USA) (31 July 1998)

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$3,719,492 (USA) (8 January 1999)
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This film is set around 1840. In the first scene in which the two main characters become intimate, you hear a zipper as Mr. Cavendish begins to undress. The zipper was not invented until 1891. See more »

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Charles Cavendish: I do not feel myself.
Mary Blackchurch: Nor do I. But we can be any self we want, can't we?
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Exquisitely Done
18 February 1999 | by (Pittsburgh) – See all my reviews

Do not be put off by the negative comments in the user reviews here! This is a thoughtful, lovely, well-made film. I would watch it again, which is, for me, the highest endorsement. I can not comprehend how anyone could find it "boring".

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