Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.
- Thriller
- Drama
- Romance
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 her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (39 votes)
- Release date
- April 16, 1993
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- English
- Director
- John Duigan
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Karina LombardAntoinette Cosway
Nathaniel ParkerEdward Rochester
Rachel WardAnnette Cosway
Michael YorkPaul Mason
Martine BeswickAunt Cora
Claudia RobinsonChristophene
Paul CampbellYoung Bull
Naomi WattsFanny Grey
Rowena KingAmelie
