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The Governess | Year: 1998 Classification: Drama Directed: - Sandra Goldbacher Actors/Actresses: - Minnie Driver - Tom Wilkinson The sensuality of photography.... THE GOVERNESS is a beautifully shot period piece that revolves around the character of Rosalina, played with remarkable depth by Minnie Driver. Ms. Driver carried the full weight of this film with skill, and I daresay that she has never looked more beautiful or ravishing than in this movie. The film deals with her journey, torn between Jew and incertainty with Gentiles, her love for an older, married man, played by Tom Wilkinson (In The Bedroom), and the unwanted affection of the man's son. A large portion of the film deals with Mr. Cavendish's experiments with photography. When Rosalina first comes to the Cavendish's home, she is told Mr. Cavendish's secret experiments deal with capturing pictures of ghosts, and indeed, he does seem preoccupied with taking pictures of dead things: a shell from the beach, a bird's wing. He finds beauty in unexpected places, and it is when he finds Rosalina shares the same views that their relationship blossoms, and she becomes his favorite subject to photograph. The scenes of Rosalina's photo being taken are beautifully shot. The sensuality of the camera is greatly evident and capitalized upon in the film, and you become aware that even today's cold, calculated video cameras still have a spark of that warmth from their early precedessors. The color in the film is vibrant, as when Rosalina wears a bright red coat or when she returns home, her neighborhood stricken with cholera, and shades of blue fill the screen. THE GOVERNESS is a great period piece, but Minnie Driver's wonderful performance should be reason enough to see it A Beautiful Piece of Art that Will Touch Your Heart!!!! The governess is a beautiful film that lets you inside the secret parts of the human soul as it struggled to exist during a time so unlike our own. Every character allows you to feel the pain of the lack of freedom of expression and exploration of the 1800's. Mary Black-Church will make you long to be a Jewess, while the pitiful Mrs. Cavendish will make you realize how blessed you are to be a woman of the 90's. You'll fall in love with Charles Cavendish even with all his weaknesses and although it wasn't altogether clear how old Henry was supposed to be, his heart rending performance will bring back memories of that first love and the pains of growing up. This isn't the type of film you'll want to watch on a Saturday night when your looking for light entertainment. But if you love books, art, or history and like a movie that makes you think , you'll enjoy The governess. "The Chinese Box" is another film that explores the phenomanon of why we always love what we cannot have. Also heavy on the history it will make you "feel" the way The governess did. Loved it! Sensual, sensuous, beautifully filmed, some nudity (which was delightful, although no sex, unfortunately), and a wonderful story of a woman's first love and love affair and blossoming into her power. The soundtrack was stunning. I recommend it highly! Buy The Governess at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Governess Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Governess This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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