In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.
The Black Velvet Gown has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Black Velvet Gown was released in 1991 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving The Black Velvet Gown (1991) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Black Velvet Gown a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, The Black Velvet Gown is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like The Hard Way, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Rock-A-Doodle.
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