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Premise. The novel and film explore Jean Rhys's account of the West Indian Creole heiress, here called Antoinette Cosway, who marries the Englishman Mr. Rochester, and becomes his "madwoman in the attic" featured in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. For a full-length summary see: plot summary of Wide Sargasso Sea .
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 ...
May 7, 1993 · Roger Ebert May 07, 1993. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
Apr 16, 1993 · Wide Sargasso Sea: Directed by John Duigan. With Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward, Michael York. A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is hiding an old secret regarding her childhood and her ...
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Wide Sargasso Sea Summary. Wide Sargasso Sea begins in Jamaica after the Emancipation Act of 1833, under which Britain outlawed slavery in all its colonies. The first part of the novella is told from the point-of-view of Antoinette Cosway, a young white girl whose father, a hated former slaveholder, has died and left his wife and children in ...
Dec 30, 2023 · Both the novel and the film adaptation of ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ spark curiosity and invite exploration. The story raises questions about identity, racism, and the effects of colonialism. Jean Rhys’ portrayal of the character Bertha Mason challenges readers to reconsider the traditional narrative surrounding ‘Jane Eyre.’.
Martine Beswick. Aunt Cora. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway (Rachel Ward) falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul...
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