Overview
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.
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Top Cast
Sophie Marceau
Elisabeth Laurier
Stephen Dillane
Charles Godwin
Dominique Belcourt
Louisa Godwin
Kevin Anderson
John Taylor
Joss Ackland
Lord Clare
Lia Williams
Constance
Sally Dexter
Molly Holland
Emma Amos
Ellen
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Movie Info
Release Date
May 27, 1998
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama, Romance
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