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Duration. 1h 40m. This prequel, set in Jamaica during the 1830s, relates the early life of Antoinette Bertha Cosway, the willful and beautiful young Creole woman who becomes the bride of an English aristocrat and, shortly thereafter, the madwoman he sequesters in "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Bronte's classic gothic novel.
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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 ...
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Wide Sargasso Sea. Adapted from Jean Rhys' award-winning novel, this is a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and paints a rather different story of Mr. Rochester's first wife. Set in lush 19th century Jamaica, this is the story of the relationship between a passionate Creole heiress, Antoinette, and a brooding Englishman, Edward Rochester.
Wide Sargasso Sea. She is a beautiful woman who lives caught in a web of superstition and fear, on an island in the sun. He is a rakish, handsome young man from England, out to visit his friends and perhaps make his fortune. A marriage is arranged between them - a marriage no less attractive because she is the mistress of a great estate.
Where to watch Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) starring Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward and directed by John Duigan.
