Wide Sargasso Sea
The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.
1993 · 98 min · ★ 4.9 · 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.
Directed by John Duigan · Written by Jan Sharp
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Karina Lombard Antoinette Cosway -
Nathaniel Parker Edward Rochester -
Rachel Ward Annette Cosway -
Michael York Paul Mason -
Martine Beswick Aunt Cora -
Claudia Robinson Christophene - P Paul Campbell Young Bull
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Naomi Watts Fanny Grey -
Rowena King Amelie
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