Wide Sargasso Sea

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

Apr 16 1993 NC-17 1h 38m
Drama, Romance, Thriller

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.

Plot

A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is hiding an old secret regarding her childhood and her mother. Slowly, this secret begins to erode this perfect relationship and, perhaps, her mother's story will begin again...with her.

Written by

Jan Sharp, Carole Angier, John Duigan

Directed by

John Duigan

Cast

Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Fine Line Features, Sargasso Productions, Laughing Kookaburra Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,342
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA