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Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn ...
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.
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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Synopsis. A young Antoinette Cosway (Casey Burna) recalls her youth in 1844 Jamaica, growing up with her French-Creole mother, Annette (Rachel Ward), and younger brother Pierre (Dominic Needham). Since the abolition of slavery on the island and the financial collapse of Coulibri, the family's sugar plantation, Antoinette's English father drank ...
Oct 9, 2006 · Overview. Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide. Brendan Maher. Director.
Jamaica, 1840s. In the untold tale of the madwoman in the attic of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Antoinette Cosway (Karina Lombard) falls madly in love with ...
Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn ...
