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Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
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16 April 1993 (USA) morePlot:
A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Unfaithful adaptation of Jean Rhys's novel. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Karina Lombard | ... | Antoinette Cosway |
 | Nathaniel Parker | ... | Edward Rochester |
 | Rachel Ward | ... | Annette Cosway |
 | Michael York | ... | Paul Mason |
 | Martine Beswick | ... | Aunt Cora (as Martine Beswicke) |
| Claudia Robinson | ... | Christophene |
| Huw Christie Williams | ... | Richard Mason |
| Casey Berna | ... | Young Antoinette |
 | Rowena King | ... | Amelie |
| Ben Thomas | ... | Daniel Cosway |
 | Paul Campbell | ... | Young Bull |
| Audbrey Pilatus | ... | Drummer |
| Ancile Gloudon | ... | Nelson |
| Dominic Needham | ... | Pierre |
| Kevin Thomas | ... | Benbow |
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Rated NC-17 for strong, explicit sexuality.; Rated R for strong sexuality. (edited version)Parents Guide:
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98 min | Spain:100 minCountry:
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Iceland:12 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (edited version)Filming Locations:
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'Wide Sargasso Sea' is a film that combines a very loose film adaptation of Rhys's novel with sex scenes that are alternately hokey and hilarious (they never get it on nearly as prodigiously in the novel). That said, I *will* readily concede that the primary actors in the film did a good job. However, their abilities are wasted on a film that suffers from amateurish pacing (with the story advancing in disorienting fits and starts), inconsistent cinematographic style (occasionally stunning, sometimes questionable, such as the event early on with the parrot).
Anyone looking for a faithful adaptation of the novel is frankly out of luck and anyone wanting a true background on "Jane Eyre" would do well to read the far-superior book of the same name.
Cheers and good luck.