Keyword: governess

Anna and the King of Siam

7.1

1946

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In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

East of Sudan

5

1964

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During the Mahdist insurrection in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, veteran colonial Private Baker teams up with freshly arrived gentleman Murchison, trying to evacuate from southern Barash the Emirs daughter Asua and her English governess, Miss Woodville. Its a perilous journey on the Nile and its banks. They must face crocodiles, Arab slavers, and a backward Negro tribe they prey on, where King Gondokos missionary-raised brother Kimrasi saves and joins them. Once in capital Khartum, they find the revolt has reached it and the men join the fight.

The Turn of the Screw

5.5

2009

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A naive and sexually repressed young governess is haunted by the ghosts of previous occupants of a mansion.

Chinese Roulette

7.4

1976

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Both parents of a young teen who walks with crutches secretly meet their lovers, who both surprise each other at the familys country home. The daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game of Chinese roulette.

The Haunting of Morella

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1990

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A witch is put to death in Colonial America, leaving her husband and infant daughter behind. Seventeen years later, the daughter has grown up and stands to inherit money set up by her mothers family. Now that the stage is set, the mother wants to return to life by taking over her daughters body.

All This, and Heaven Too

7.6

1940

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A duchess irrational behavior toward her childrens governess triggers tragic events that will change her familys lives forever.

Adam Had Four Sons

6.6

1941

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A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employers wife dies.

The Chalk Garden

7.5

1964

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An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands the meaning of self-sacrifice, as an example of love, and grows into a better person.

Presence of Mind

5.4

1999

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Henry James classic tale of terror, The Turn of the Screw receives yet another screen adaptation in this thriller shot in Spain. A young woman (Sadie Frost) is hired to serve as a governess for two children, Miles and Flora (Nilo Mur and Ella Jones). She is hired by their uncle, the Master (Harvey Keitel), who became the guardian of the youngsters after the death of their parents. While the governess is initially enthusiastic about her job, Miles and Flora soon prove to be quite a handful, and the housekeeper Mrs. Grose (Lauren Bacall), who oversees most of the activities at the Masters estate, is openly antagonistic to her. Before long, the governess discovers the house bears a dark secret involving Miss Jessel (Dayne Danika), the previous governess, and Fosc (Agusti Villaronga), the Masters former valet. El Celo was the first feature from Director Antoni Aloy.

The House on Telegraph Hill

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1951

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Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

Auntie Danielle

7.1

1990

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Auntie Danielle, supposedly in ailing health but in reality just a nasty old bitch, lives with a paid housekeeper who she regularly abuses. When the housekeeper dies falling off a ladder, Danielle moves in with her great-nephew and his family. She continues using her nastiness to manipulate everyone into doing things her way until the family goes on vacation to Greece. The young housekeeper they hire to watch after her knows what Auntie is doing, and deals with her accordingly, and they begin forming respect for each other.