Wide Sargasso Sea

Apr 16, 1993

1h 38m

★ 4.7

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

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Fine Line Features

Sargasso Productions

Laughing Kookaburra Productions

Wide Sargasso Sea Trailers

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Cast

Antoinette Cosway

Karina Lombard

Edward Rochester

Nathaniel Parker

Annette Cosway

Rachel Ward

Paul Mason

Michael York

Aunt Cora

Martine Beswick

Christophene

Claudia Robinson

Young Bull

Paul Campbell

Fanny Grey

Naomi Watts

Amelie

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