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Jun 30, 2022 · Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) Director John Duigan brings Jean Rhys' difficult 1966 best-selling novel to the screen. It's a story meant to be a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, surmising what drove the first Mrs. Rochester mad in that novel. In Jamaica in the 1840s, slavery has been recently outlawed.
- 98 min
Synopsis. 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 ...
- 1993
- 16
- John Duigan
- 98 min
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.
- 2006
- 2
- Brendan Maher
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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.
- (2.2K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- John Duigan
- 1993-04-16
Released , 'Wide Sargasso Sea' stars Rafe Spall, Rebecca Hall, Nina Sosanya, Victoria Hamilton The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a user score of 59 (out of 100) on TMDb ...
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.
Synopsis. 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.
