The Governess

Not to be confused with The Governess, or The Little Female Academy.
For the Chaser known as "The Governess" on The Chase, see Anne Hegerty. For the Australian television play, see The Governess (1958 film).

The Governess
Original poster
Directed bySandra Goldbacher
Written bySandra Goldbacher
Produced by
  • Sarah Curtis
  • Sally Hibbin
Starring
CinematographyAshley Rowe
Edited byIsabelle Lorente
Music byEdward Shearmur
Production
companies
Pandora Cinema
BBC Films
Parallax Pictures
Distributed byMomentum Pictures[1]
Alliance Films[2]
Release dates
  • 31 July 1998 (1998-07-31) (US)
  • 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23) (UK)
  • 3 December 1998 (1998-12-03) (Australia)
  • 4 February 1999 (1999-02-04) (New Zealand)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.8 million (US)[3]

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.

  1. ^ "The Governess". Lumiere. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The Governess (1998)". BBFC. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ The Governess at Box Office Mojo