Movie·1993·1h 38m
Wide Sargasso Sea
The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.
Directed By
John Duigan
Country
Australia
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Carole Angier
Producer
Jan Sharp, Sara Risher
Cinematography
Geoff Burton
Music
Stewart Copeland
Editor
Anne Goursaud
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
36 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Karina Lombard
Antoinette Cosway
Nathaniel Parker
Edward Rochester
Rachel Ward
Annette Cosway
Michael York
Paul Mason
Martine Beswick
Aunt Cora
Claudia Robinson
Christophene
Paul Campbell
Young Bull
Naomi Watts
Fanny Grey
Rowena King
Amelie
// crew
Crew
Jan Sharp
Writer, Producer
Carole Angier
Writer
John Duigan
Director
Anne Goursaud
Editor
Sara Risher
Executive Producer
Stewart Copeland
Original Music Composer
Jimmy Sandoval
Editor
Geoff Burton
Director of Photography
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