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Wide Sargasso Sea
“Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre”
5.6 / 10• 2006• 1h 24m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.
Cast & Crew
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester
Lead
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway
Nina Sosanya
Christophine
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
AR
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason
Karen Meagher
Grace Poole
Fraser Ayres
Daniel
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brendan Maher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wide Sargasso Sea is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
