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Release Year1993
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNC-17
GenresThriller, Drama, Romance
Votes37
DirectorJohn Duigan
WritersJan Sharp, Carole Angier
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.9 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsWide Sargasso Sea
About Wide Sargasso Sea
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, Wide Sargasso Sea leans on a strong ensemble — Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1993.
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