Firelight
1998 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 4,955 VOTES · DIR. William Nicholson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 965 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:44 Sit down, dear
00:02:50 Shall I look further?
00:12:18 I like it here
00:18:43 Ready?
00:20:52 My father's London life must be paid for
00:23:54 She was left in a basket at the Ram Inn
00:29:39 There was no need to walk down, John
00:31:50 It took 7 years to find my child
00:33:24 She can't leave without a new situation
00:38:00 You hoist them off
00:39:46 Let me out!
00:43:26 I say you're lucky to have her
00:45:14 Serves you right
00:48:28 But look at him
00:51:33 No, Mr. Taylor
00:54:00 Write and tell me when Southdowns win prizes
00:58:46 I loved my father very much
01:02:04 ...everything you said or did is forgotten
01:06:02 Sacrifice your life if you want, Charles
01:10:47 When he was a little fellow. I'd forgotten that
01:17:47 What will become of us all?
01:21:51 It's a cold night, Amy
01:28:06 No, don't speak
01:32:29 ...your home, your world
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed965
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line01:32:29
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Nicholson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,955