I'm from the UK, but there's only so much of these typical period pieces that I can take. Gosh! the governess was very tasking for me, although it was refreshing to see a woman like the Jewish governess Minnie Driver plays here, exist and hold her own within that time frame. She is sent to go work as a governess in the home of Tom Wilkinson's character (who inadvertently falls in love with her) and sooner than later she becomes the center of the household for more reasons than one. The master's children are smitten with her, her mistress loathes but tolerates her and she (Driver) induces and nurtures an affair so scandalous with the man of the house that it is probably what inspired the son (played by Johnathan Rhys Myers) to come after her as well. The whole premise is sick, and nobody wins in the end. It was well-acted but that's about all I can say for it. Sorry if I truly spoiled the synopsis of this film for you but, I just couldn't help but tell it like it is. I have initiated the spoiler alert check-mark so please don't be too offended with my review.
Review of The Governess
