In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven ...
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| Sophie Marceau | ... | Elisabeth Laurier | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Charles Godwin | |
| Dominique Belcourt | ... | Louisa Godwin | |
| Kevin Anderson | ... | John Taylor | |
| Lia Williams | ... | Constance | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Lord Clare | |
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Sally Dexter | ... | Molly Holland |
| Emma Amos | ... | Ellen | |
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Maggie McCarthy | ... | Mrs. Jago |
| Wolf Kahler | ... | Sussman | |
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Annabel Giles | ... | Amy Godwin |
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John Flanagan | ... | Robert Ames |
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Valerie Minifie | ... | Hannah |
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Diana Payan | ... | Mrs. Maidment |
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John Hodgkinson | ... | Carlo |
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In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa. Written by Anonymous
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comatose woman | weeping | englishman | horse drawn carriage | kissing while having sex |Taglines:
Passion has no limitsMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sexuality and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
4 September 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A la luz del fuego See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$236,775, 11 September 1998Gross USA:
$784,419, 27 December 1998Company Credits
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Louisa: If you ever go out there, I'll kill you! I'll murder you!
Elisabeth: How?
Louisa: I'll stab you in the heart!
Elisabeth: Yes, that would do it.
Louisa: It would! You'd be dead.
Elisabeth: You'd have to bury me.
Louisa: I wouldn't. I'd just leave you there!
Elisabeth: I'd rot. I'd smell.
Louisa: Serve you right!
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After seven years, despite evolving fashions, neither hero nor heroine have made any change in hairdo or style of clothes. Nor do they look a day older. See more »Quotes
Elisabeth: [about the Lake House] What do you do out there?Louisa: If you ever go out there, I'll kill you! I'll murder you!
Elisabeth: How?
Louisa: I'll stab you in the heart!
Elisabeth: Yes, that would do it.
Louisa: It would! You'd be dead.
Elisabeth: You'd have to bury me.
Louisa: I wouldn't. I'd just leave you there!
Elisabeth: I'd rot. I'd smell.
Louisa: Serve you right!
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I have to admit that I watched this the first time because of my admiration for the performances of Sophie Marceau. I watched it several times more because of the interesting portrayal of the power of desire presented by oustanding acting and a rich "period piece" production. Should your friends belittle the story as formulaic and the ending as too easy, ignore them. They have missed the richness of the flow of events in this movie that portrays a more repressed world where women (and, to a lesser degree, men) had different and more limited options and necessarily pursued their opportunities differently. This movie was so well done, it leaves you wishing it were an hour longer.