I Capture the Castle (2003)

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers:

Dodie Smith (novel)
Heidi Thomas (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 May 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

I love, I have loved, I will love.

Plot:

A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Wedding | Nudist | Bohemian | First Love

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Marc Blucas	...	Neil Cotton
Rose Byrne	...	Rose Mortmain
Sinéad Cusack	...	Mrs. Cotton (as Sinead Cusack)
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Topaz Mortmain
Romola Garai	...	Cassandra Mortmain
Bill Nighy	...	James Mortmain
Henry Thomas	...	Simon Cotton
David Bamber	...	Vicar
Henry Cavill	...	Stephen Colley
James Faulkner	...	Aubrey Fox-Cotton
Sarah Woodward	...	Leda Fox-Cotton
Helena Little	...	Mother
Florence Jones	...	Rose (aged 10)
Harrison Ward	...	Thomas (aged 4)
Joe Sowerbutts	...	Thomas

MPAA:

Rated R for brief nudity.

Runtime:

113 min | USA:111 min (Palm Springs International Film Festival)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | UK:PG | USA:R | Mexico:C

Filming Locations:

Eltham Palace, Court Road, Eltham, London, England, UK

Company:

50 Cannon Entertainment

Trivia:

Rose Byrne did all of her own piano playing.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Rose sends Cassandra a bottle of what appears to be Penhaligon's Bluebell perfume for her 18th birthday. According to the Penhaligon's website, the Bluebell perfume was first manufactured in 1978, whereas the film takes place around the early 1940s.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Cassandra: I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

Movie Connections:

References "Pride and Prejudice" (1995)

A delightful movie - well worth the time

I was enchanted by the cinematography, the actors and story. This is the way a movie should be made, with heart, humor and depth. A washed up and blocked writer for a father, an off the wall artistic step mother, a beautiful but pragmatic older sister and brainy little brother land in a picturesque but run down castle and scratch out a living while waiting for father's next great novel. Told from the point of view of a young girl coming of age, we see choices of survival, love and blunders of youth. From the very start of the movie I felt swept away by the story and acting. I wanted the story to go on........ 10 stars