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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Firelight was released in 1998 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 62 reviews, giving Firelight (1998) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Firelight than critics were.
With a score of 73%, Firelight is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like The Prince of Egypt, A Bug's Life and The Negotiator.
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