The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic60/100
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Sandra GoldbacherDirector
- Sandra GoldbacherWriter
- Edward ShearmurOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Minnie DriverRosina da Silva
- Tom WilkinsonMr. Charles Cavendish
- Harriet WalterMrs. Cavendish
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersHenry Cavendish
- Florence HoathClementina Cavendish
- Arlene CockburnLily Milk, the Maid
- Emma BirdRebecca
- Adam LevyBenjamin
- Countess KoulinskyiAunt Sofka
- Bruce MyersRosina's Father
- Diana BrooksRosina's Mother
- Raymond BrodyLitnoff
Stills
Themes
scotlandloss of virginitykissingwoman directorgentile