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Apr 16, 1993 · "Wide Sargasso Sea” (1993) is an adult-oriented historical drama that’s a quasi-prequel to “Jane Eyre.” I say “quasi” because the 1966 novel the movie was based on was written by Jean Rhys 119 years after the release of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” in 1847.
Oct 9, 2006 · 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.
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.
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The novel "Jane Eyre" was originally published in Great Britain in 1849, whereas its literary prequel, "Wide Sargasso Sea," was published to immediate acclaim in 1966. Began shooting July 8, 1991. Completed shooting September 1991. Released in United States on Video January 5, 1994 (in R, NC-17 and unrated versions)
1840. Young female landowner Antoinette Cosway is forced to marry Edward Rochester, a despicable and racist Englishman who’s just arrived in the island, to avoid losing her property.
Sep 1, 2015 · 4.0 out of 5 stars about the movie wide sargasso sea..... Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2003. Verified Purchase.
