Wide Sargasso Sea
“The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.”
1993•NC-17•1h 38m•4.8•Released
ThrillerDramaRomance
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.
Director
John Duigan
Writer
Jan Sharp, Carole Angier
Languages
English
Studio
Fine Line Features
Cast
Karina Lombard
Antoinette Cosway
Nathaniel Parker
Edward Rochester
Rachel Ward
Annette Cosway
Michael York
Paul Mason
Martine Beswick
Aunt Cora
Claudia Robinson
Christophene
Paul Campbell
Young Bull
Naomi Watts
Fanny Grey
Rowena King
Amelie
Production
Company
Fine Line Features
Company
Sargasso Productions
Company
Laughing Kookaburra Productions
Producer
Jan Sharp
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