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Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea

The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.

Genres

ThrillerDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

16 April 1993

Country

Australia

Cast

Karina Lombard

Karina Lombard

Antoinette Cosway

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Edward Rochester

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Annette Cosway

Michael York

Michael York

Paul Mason

Martine Beswick

Martine Beswick

Aunt Cora

Claudia Robinson

Claudia Robinson

Christophene

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Young Bull

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Fanny Grey

Rowena King

Rowena King

Amelie

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