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Wide Sargasso Sea
“The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.”
4.9 / 10• 1993• 1h 38m•NC-17• English
ThrillerDramaRomance
Storyline
In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his grief-stricken wife and her Creole daughter Antoinette behind. Soon Antoinette learns she must marry to claim her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.
Cast & Crew
Karina Lombard
Antoinette Cosway
Lead
Nathaniel Parker
Edward Rochester
Rachel Ward
Annette Cosway
Michael York
Paul Mason
Martine Beswick
Aunt Cora
Claudia Robinson
Christophene
PC
Paul Campbell
Young Bull
Naomi Watts
Fanny Grey
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Duigan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wide Sargasso Sea is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
