Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
2006 · 84 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Romance
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.
Directed by Brendan Maher · Written by Jean Rhys
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Rafe Spall Edward Rochester -
Rebecca Hall Antoinette Cosway -
Nina Sosanya Christophine -
Victoria Hamilton Aunt Cora -
Lorraine Burroughs Amelie - A Alex Robertson Richard Mason
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Karen Meagher Grace Poole -
Fraser Ayres Daniel
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