Firelight

1h 43min

Romance

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Wind Dancer Productions

Hollywood Pictures

Carnival Films

Miramax

Cast

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Elisabeth Laurier
Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Charles Godwin
Dominique Belcourt

Dominique Belcourt

Louisa Godwin
Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

John Taylor
Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Lord Clare
Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Constance
Sally Dexter

Sally Dexter

Molly Holland
Annabel Giles

Annabel Giles

Amy Godwin
John Flanagan

John Flanagan

Robert Ames
Diana Payan

Diana Payan

Mrs. Maidment
Hugh Walters

Hugh Walters

Dr. Geddes
Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman

Servant Jake

Release date

27th May 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français