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When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
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When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Sandra Goldbacher
In Theaters:7/31/1998
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Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:British Screen Productions, Arts Council of England, BBC
Cast
Sandra Goldbacher
Director
Minnie Driver
Rosina da Silva
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Charles Cavendish
Harriet Walter
Mrs. Cavendish
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry Cavendish
Florence Hoath
Clementina Cavendish
Arlene Cockburn
Lily Milk, the Maid
Emma Bird
Rebecca
Adam Levy
Benjamin
Countess Koulinskyi
Aunt Sofka
Bruce Myers
Rosina's Father
Diana Brooks
Rosina's Mother
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