The Governess

Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Minnie Driver

Rosina da Silva

Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Charles Cavendish

Harriet Walter

Mrs. Cavendish

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Henry Cavendish

Florence Hoath

Clementina Cavendish

Arlene Cockburn

Lily Milk, the Maid