Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)

Released: 1993-04-16 Duration: 1hr 38min
Rating 5.0
The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Fine Line Features
Fine Line Features
Sargasso Productions
Laughing Kookaburra Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.13

Directed By

John Duigan

Crew

Writer
Jan Sharp
Director
John Duigan
Still Photographer
Kimberly Wright
Second Assistant Camera
Leilani Hannah
Dolly Grip
Simon Quaife
Focus Puller
Kathryn Milliss
Script Supervisor
Jane Goldsmith
Producer
Jan Sharp
Line Producer
Karen Koch
Original Music Composer
Stewart Copeland
Executive Producer
Sara Risher
Production Design
Franckie Diago
Makeup Department Head
Noriko Watanabe
Novel
Jean Rhys
Sound Mixer
Steve R. Nelson
Director of Photography
Geoff Burton
Art Direction
Susan Bolles
Costume Design
Norma Moriceau
Set Decoration
Ron von Blomberg
Characters
Charlotte Brontë
Hairstylist
Karl Wesson

TOP 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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