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Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
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16 April 1993 (USA)
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A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property...
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The film that gives Mr. Rochester his motives and makes Jane Eyre more understandable
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(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)
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98 min | Spain:100 min
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Iceland:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:III |
UK:18 |
USA:NC-17 |
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Anyone who has ever read Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte's brooding masterpiece, knows the adult, world-weary Edward Rochester. They also know about the secret locked in the tower room of Thornfield Hall. What Charlotte never fully explains is how Mr. Rochester came to be the aloof, stony man he is and how is wife came to be mad.
Well, The Wide Sargasso Sea attempts to answer those questions. In my opinion The Wide Sargasso Sea does an excellent job.
This is a vivid and sensual film, and depending on the version you see, VERY explicit. But in this case I think the nudity and sexual activity is justified and not gratuitous.
Nathaniel Parker gives a stunning performance as Rochester. I recommend this one.
I like to watch The Wide Sargasso Sea first and then put on my VHS of the splendid A&E production of Jane Eyre with Ciarn Hinds as Rochester. The two follow each other beautifully and seen together, the puzzle of Edward Rochester is solved, at least to my satisfaction.