The Governess (1998)
| Release Date | 01 March 1998 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Brodick Castle, Brodick, Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Period Film |
| Themes | Infidelity, Servants and Employers, Nannies and Caregivers, Social Injustice |
| Tones | Melancholy, Sexy, Atmospheric, Claustrophobic |
| Tags | Anti Semitism, Dysfunctional, Employer/employee, Governess, Inventor, Love Affair, Murder, Photography |
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Adam Levy
Benjamin
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
Raymond Brody
Litnoff
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Kendal Cramer
Young Rosina
Ralph Riach
Mr. Hewlett
Joe Bromley
Prostitute
Stephen Robbins
Rabbi
Maurice Martin
Cantor
Director
Sandra Goldbacher
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Producer
Sandra Goldbacher
written by
Sarah Curtis
producer
Sally Hibbin
executive producer
Cathy Lord
line producer
Original Music
Ed Shearmur
Cinematographer
Ashley Rowe
Editor
Isabelle Lorente
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Casting Director
Michelle Guish
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Production Designer
Sarah Greenwood
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Art Director
Philip Robinson
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Set Decorator
Katie Spencer
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Costume Designer
Caroline Harris
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Makeup Department
Veronica Brebner
chief hair stylist , chief makeup designer
Vicky Newman
makeup artist, hair stylist
Dulcie Spencer
ft2 hair trainee, ft2 makeup trainee
Production Manager
Miranda Jones
post-production supervisor
Cathy Lord
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charlie Hayward
trainee assistant director
Peter Salmi
second unit director
Beni Turkson
second assistant director
Stephen Woolfenden
first assistant director
Art Department
Dave Allen
construction manager
Max De Nett
stand-by props
Charlie Elliot
carpenter
Paul Emerson
property master
David Engleman
carpenter
John Fisher
stagehand
Gerry Graham
stand-by painter
Brian Green
stand-by props
Rick Hamilton-Barret
dressing props
Ian Howson
stagehand
Lynne Huitson
art department assistant
Simon Hutchings
painter
Pete Lennox
chargehand carpenter
Charlie Macher
stand-by rigger
Andy Mortimer
property storeman
Guy Rutter
painter
Joe Sheehan
stand-by carpenter
Lance Smith
painter
Katie Spencer
buyer
Tony Statham
scenic artist
Jonathan Wells
carpenter
David Williams
carpenter
Sound Department
Tristan Aneca
sound assistant: second unit
Martin Beresford
sound maintenance: second unit
Mick Boggis
dubbing mixer
Michael Feinberg
adr editor
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Diane Greaves
foley artist
John Griffith
foley editor
Danny Hambrook
sound recordist
Stewart Henderson
dialogue editor
Gerard Loret
assistant sound editor
Clive Pendry
dubbing mixer
Jupiter Sen
supervising sound editor
Jason Swanscott
foley artist
Ted Swanscott
foley mixer
Special Effects
Chris Reynolds
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Tom Sparks
digital dream and photo sequences
Martin Body
rostrum/optical cameraman
Stunts
Nick Powell
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Anthony
electrician
Steven Cassidy
focus puller: second unit
Ian Clark
focus puller
Oliver Curtis
director of photography: second unit
Liam Daniel
still photographer
Richie Donnelly
clapper loader
John Donoghue
gaffer
Roy Elston
rigger
Abbie Ewing
electrician
Matt Gray
second camera operator
Jiyan Gulhati
assistant camera trainee: FT2
Darren Harvey
best boy
Kevin Higgins
grip
David Hiscock
still photographer: period photographs
Pat Kreen
rigger
Greg Press
stand-by rigger
Alastair Rae
Steadicam operator
Steven Spud Slater
rigger
Dermot Smyth
second grip
Jason Wall
electrician
John Webb
focus puller
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emily Bradbury
wardrobe assistant
Katrina Frith
wardrobe assistant
Hilary Guthrie
wardrobe mistress
Marco Scotti
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Paul Ensby
color timer
Lalit Goyal
second assistant editor
Lucy Smith
first assistant editor
Music Department
Pavlo Beznosiuk
musician: rebec, fiddle and drone fiddle
Andy Brown
music contractor
Jérémy Davis
incidental music advisor
Mark Levy
musician: viola da gamba
Alan Martin
musician: shofor
Stephen McLaughlin
music recordist , music mixer
Philip Pickett
musician: recorder
Lucy Skeaping
musician: Sephardi party music
Gill Tingay
musician: metal harp
Transportation Department
Jim Atkins
unit driver
Micky Brown
stand-by construction driver
Ian Chisholm
unit driver
Georg Grohmann
unit driver
Dermot Smyth
driver: camera car
Other Crew
Debbie Brodie
food specialist
Nick Fulton
location manager: London
Jim Funnell
floor runner
Joe Gibbs
location manager: Scotland
Stephen Grosz
lawyer: Parallax Pictures Ltd.
Jim Hajicosta
production accountant
Debbie Hanney
stand-in: Minnie Driver, assistant: Sandra Goldbacher
Stephanie Haruni
researcher: Jewish studies
Tina Hoath
chaperon
Andrew Jack
dialogue coach
Remy Lamont
production runner
Matt Lord
floor runner
Ann Lynch
production coordinator
Caroline Mccarthy
location assistant: London
Maggie Murray
production assistant
Caroline O'Reilly
script supervisor
Albert G. Ruben
insurance
Rosy Sanders
choreographer
Brian Shemmings
health and safety consultant
Andy Stebbing
production secretary
Richard Wood
assistant accountant
Thanks
Donald Bennett
thanks
Stephen Cleary
thanks
Lou Coulson
thanks
Helen Dolan
thanks
Charles Florde
thanks
Frances Grannum
thanks
Tony Grisoni
thanks
Emma Ibbetson
thanks
Peter James
thanks
Alexander Knapp
thanks
Peter Laurence
thanks
Veronica Woodman
thanks
Production Company
Arts Council of England
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BBC Television Centre
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British Screen Productions
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Pandora Cinema
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Parallax Pictures
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Distributor
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.
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LK-TEL
Momentum Pictures
Sony Pictures Classics
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Special Effects
Peerless Camera Company
Smoke and Mirrors
Miscellaneous
Pinewood Studios
movie studio
AOL Productions
insurance
ARRI Lighting Rental
light equipment
ARRI Media
grip equipment, camera equipment
Adams (Adjusters) Ltd.
loss adjusters
Angel Recording Studios
music recorded at
Bindman & Partners
legal services
Bristol Television Film Services
facility vehicles
British Screen Finance Ltd.
developed with the support of
Burning Bush
Sephardi party music
De Lane Lea Sound Centre
re-recorded at, edited at
Film Finances Services Ltd.
completion bond
Film Row Ltd.
facility vehicles
Fly Productions
title sequences
Home & Away Ltd.
facility vehicles
Landsdowne Recording Studios
music recorded at
Midnight Transfer
telecine facilities
Miramax Films
developed with the support of
Purple Inc. Ltd.
props department
Q & A Associates
construction facilities
R & S Dent
horses and carriages by
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Silent Movies
studio and location catering
TWH Coaches
coaches in Scotland by
Tru-Cut
negative cutting
Warren CowanPhil Symes Associates
unit publicity
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