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The Governess [1998]
from Momentum Pictures
starring Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Florence Hoath, Bruce Myers
directed by Sandra Goldbacher

Features:

• PAL
• Widescreen

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Big Skye Country Matters...?
  This film is based around the premise that a once-wealthy Jewish girl in 19th Century London, whose father has been killed, can pass herself off as a half-Italian non-Catholic in what appears to be an English household on the Scottish island of Skye. It works up to a point but to my mind was rather slight. The affair between the girl, now The Governess and her employer, a photographic pioneer, is well done, I thought, though the anorexically thin son of the same is not exactly pleasant to look at,... more info

• Brilliant!
  I'd never heard of this film when it suddenly appeared on TV last night. I thought it was brilliant! I checked out the director and writer online, Sandra Goldbacher, to try to send her some good feedback, but it seems she's not contactable, unfortunately. I thought the plot and the writing were excellent, as was all the acting. For me, all the characters were well developed and believable - in contrast to what has been said in some of the more critical reviews on this site. In fact, the acting and directing... more info

• Odd mixture of good, and not-so-good
  This is an odd film with a lot of nice things going for it, but equally so, much to be said against it...
  The basic plot, without disclosing too many spoilers, is that of a Jewish girl whose father is murdered, thus making it necessary for her to pretend to be a Christian governess, in order to earn money for her family. While employed, she begins to have a special relationship with the father of the little girl she is governess to, and in the meantime, the son of the house begins to fall in love with... more info

• Disappointing for Minni Driver
  Having read the reviews I had high hopes for this film and am a great fan of period drama. I was sadly disappointed with this effort. I felt that Minni Driver's acting was good on the whole but found absolutely no chemistry between her and the leading man, in fact it felt almost like watching someone being forced to kiss their Dad or Uncle. I didn't feel this fit with the storyline because she was supposed to be in love/lust with him so I found the 'love scenes' rather uncomfortable to watch!
  That said,... more info

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