Firelight Movie Review 1997

Governess Elisabeth (Marceau) needs to pay off her father's debts and makes a deal with married British aristocrat Charles Godwin (Dillane) to give him a child since his own wife is comatose from a riding accident. She gives her baby daughter up but, seven years later, is still so haunted by her memories that she decides to seek them out. So Elisabeth gets hired as her own spoiled daughter's governess. Charles is at least momentarily outraged but soon they can't keep their sexual desires quiescent any longer. Set in 1838.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Period Piece: 19th Century, Parenthood, Great Britain

Screenplay

William Nicholson

Cast

Sophie Marceau, Stephen (Dillon) Dillane, Joss Ackland, Kevin Anderson, Lia Williams, Dominique Belcourt

Cinematography

Nic Morris

Director

William Nicholson

Music

Christopher Gunning

Producer

Brian Eastman, Carnival Films, Miramax Films