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Series
Criterion collection volume 727
Formats
Description
Deborah Kerr stars as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James's classic The Turn of the Screw, co-written by Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top).
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the most beloved family film of all time! Rogers and Hammerstein's cinematic treasure stars the incomparable Julie Andrews as Maria, the warmhearted young woman who brings joy and music to Captain von Trapp and his children. Includes an hour long documentary detailing Julie Andrews' return visit to Salzburg where she filmed her iconic role as Maria.
3) Houseboat
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002, c1958
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows Cary Grant as a government attorney, living in a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids. He hires Sophia Loren as a governess and ends up falling in love with her.
4) Another sky
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rose, a demure and prim governess, arrives in Marrakesh, Morocco to begin a new job as a paid companion to a wealthy English expatriate. As she explores the exotic environs of her new home, she is seduced by the men, music, and mystery of Morocco.
5) Jane Eyre
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jane Eyre, a mistreated orphan, learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence.
6) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The harshly treated orphan girl, Jane Eyre, becomes a governess in a mysterious Yorkshire mansion and falls in love with the master of the house.
7) Jane Eyre
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn...secrets that could destroy her happiness.
8) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Henry James' chilling ghost tale about a governess hired by a charming bachelor to look after two young children in a grand mansion in rural England where sinister events place their lives in jeopardy.
Author
Series
Royal outsiders volume 1
Formats
Description
"Sunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden brings to life the unknown childhood years of one of the world's most iconic figures, Queen Elizabeth II, and reveals the little-known governess who made Britain's queen into the monarch we know today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring their Royal Highnesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Her one stipulation to their parents the Duke and Duchess of York...
11) American ultra
Formats
Description
A goverment agent who is a drug addict is targeted for extermination when he is marked as a liability.
12) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (311 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Charlotte Bronte's story of an orphan who grows up to become governess of a mansion, and who carries a tormented love for a man named Mr. Rochester.
13) Carmilla
Publisher
Film Movement
Formats
Description
Isolated from the outside world, fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives in seclusion on a vast country estate with her father and strict governess Miss Fontaine (Jessica Raine). Late one evening, a mysterious carriage crash brings a young girl into their home to recuperate. Lara immediately becomes enchanted by this strange visitor who arouses her curiosity and awakens her burgeoning desires. Inspired by the 1872 Gothic vampire novella by Joseph...
14) The King and I
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but ruins the country's traditions during her work.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Now she must seize the day if she wants a job. She does this by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level as social secretary. Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia...
17) Jane Eyre
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jane comes to Thornfield Hall as a governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returning the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estates. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness....
Series
Publisher
Televisa Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (647 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lola es una joven inquieta que no le teme a nada y que es sorprendida por su primer amor. Otto, el más pequeño de los Von Ferdinand, mete a Lola en problemas y como disculpa Alexander, su hermano mayor, le ofrece trabajo como ayudante de la institutriz en la mansión de la familia. Alexander se convierte en su prícipe azul, pero para conquistarlo, Lola debe vencer la maldad de Montserrat y su hija Carlota.
This modern fairy tale follows the adventures...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (321 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A penetrating reimagining of the iconic and timeless Australian novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock depicts the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess on Valentine's Day, 1900. The complex, interwoven narrative charts the subsequent investigation and the event's far-reaching impact on the students, families, and staff of Appleyard College and on the nearby township. Theories abound, long-held secrets are exposed, and paranoia...
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