---
title: 'The Governess (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sandra Goldbacher'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-governess-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120687/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Governess (1998)

1998 · 114 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sandra Goldbacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-goldbacher)
- **Screenplay:** [Sandra Goldbacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-goldbacher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edward Shearmur](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-shearmur)

## Cast

- [Minnie Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/minnie-driver)
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson)
- [Jonathan Rhys Meyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-rhys-meyers)

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Official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/governess
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-governess-1998
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