William Nicholson
Director
Firelight (1998)
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.
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Watch Providers: Hoopla
Production Companies: Wind Dancer Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Carnival Films, Miramax
Country: United States
Production Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States
Languages:
English,
French
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Runtime: 103 min.
Released: May 27, 1998
Status: Released
Certification: R / 17+