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Plot. The novel takes place between April and October in a single year in the 1930s. Ten years before, widower James Mortmain took out a forty-year repairing lease on a dilapidated but beautiful castle, hoping it would inspire him and cure his writer's block.
Dodie Smith. 4.00. 105,343ratings10,847reviews. Kindle $11.99. Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries about her home, a ruined Suffolk castle, and her eccentric and penniless family.
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- Hardcover
- Dodie Smith
Aug 8, 2003 · A film adaptation of Dodie Smith's novel about a young girl's love story and family struggles in 1930s England. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance
- Tim Fywell
- 2003-08-08
United Kingdom. Language. English. Budget. $8 million. Box office. $6,586,341. I Capture the Castle is a 2003 British romantic comedy film directed by Tim Fywell. It is based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Dodie Smith, with the screenplay written by Heidi Thomas.
Oct 20, 2017 · Cassandra Mortmain, a 17-year-old aspiring author, narrates the diary of her family's life in a ruined castle in the 1930s. She observes the clash between the marriage plot and the modernist sensibility, and falls in love with the wrong brother.
I Capture The Castle. A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. 1,271 IMDb 6.8 1 h 52 min 2003. X-Ray R. Arthouse · Drama · Charming · Emotional. Watch with a free Prime trial.
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A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
