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Firelight

“Passion has no limits.”

★ 6.7 / 10 (79 votes)May 27, 1998103 minEN
RomanceDrama

In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth Laurier agrees to bear a child of an 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 girl's father, 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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Release dateMay 27, 1998
StatusReleased
Runtime103 min
Rating★ 6.7 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish, French
CountryUnited Kingdom, United States of America
Budget—
Revenue$785,482
ProductionWind Dancer Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Carnival Films, Miramax
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Director

William Nicholson

Writers

William Nicholson

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Cast

Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauElisabeth Laurier
Stephen DillaneStephen DillaneCharles Godwin
Dominique BelcourtDominique BelcourtLouisa Godwin
Kevin AndersonKevin AndersonJohn Taylor
Joss AcklandJoss AcklandLord Clare
Lia WilliamsLia WilliamsConstance
Sally DexterSally DexterMolly Holland
Emma AmosEmma AmosEllen
Maggie McCarthyMaggie McCarthyMrs. Jago
Wolf KahlerWolf KahlerSussman
Annabel GilesAnnabel GilesAmy Godwin
John FlanaganJohn FlanaganRobert Ames
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