Wide Sargasso Sea
1993·Movie·
·1h 38min
Where to Watch
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About
The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.
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.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersLoss Of InnocenceFamily DysfunctionIdentity CrisisRacial PrejudiceMarital Struggles
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersMother-Daughter DynamicsMarital ConflictInterracial RelationshipsEmotional TraumaInheritance ComplicationsPost-Emancipation StrugglesArranged Marriage
- Cinematic Style
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
John Duigan, Geoff Burton
Written by:
Jan Sharp, Carole Angier
Produced by:
Jan Sharp, Karen Koch, Sara Risher
Composed by:
Stewart Copeland
Cast
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