The Governess (1998)
- Directed by
- Sandra Goldbacher
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 19th century Britain, a young Jewish woman from a Sephardic family disguises her identity to become a governess for an aristocratic Christian household. She takes a job on a remote Scottish island, where she becomes entangled in a forbidden romance with her employer.
romantictensemelancholicatmosphericdeliberateyearningat times darkemotionally charged
What happens
The Governess is a 1998 British period drama film written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher. The screenplay focuses on a young Jewish woman of Sephardic background, who reinvents herself as a gentile governess when she is forced to find work to support her family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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