Movie·2006·1h 24m
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
Directed By
Brendan Maher
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Stephen Greenhorn, Jean Rhys
Producer
Jane Featherstone, Claire Parker
Cinematography
David Luther
Music
Nina Humphreys
Editor
Victoria Boydell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
15 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway
Nina Sosanya
Christophine
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason
Karen Meagher
Grace Poole
Fraser Ayres
Daniel
// crew
Crew
Stephen Greenhorn
Writer
Brendan Maher
Director
Jean Rhys
Writer
Nina Humphreys
Original Music Composer
Jane Featherstone
Executive Producer
Claire Parker
Executive Producer
Elwen Rowlands
Producer
Victoria Boydell
Editor
David Luther
Director of Photography
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