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Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea

The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.

19934.71h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Duigan
Written by Jan Sharp, Carole Angier, Jean Rhys
Produced by Jan Sharp
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Top Cast

Karina Lombard

Karina Lombard

Antoinette Cosway

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Edward Rochester

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Annette Cosway

Michael York

Michael York

Paul Mason

Martine Beswick

Martine Beswick

Aunt Cora

Claudia Robinson

Claudia Robinson

Christophene

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Paul Campbell

Young Bull

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Fanny Grey

Rowena King

Rowena King

Amelie

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknightmarejamaicavoodoodeceptionliarpromisearsonbetrayaljungleweddingfearlustslavevoyeurism

About Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea is a thriller, drama, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nightmare, jamaica, voodoo, deception, liar. Directed by John Duigan, it stars Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward. 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.

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