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Wide Sargasso Sea

Movie"Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre"
Audience Score
60
NR 1 hr 24 minDrama, Romance
Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.
DirectorBrendan Maher
WritersJean RhysStephen Greenhorn

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:June 24th, 2008 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Claire Parker, Jane Featherstone
Production Companies:BBC Cymru Wales, Kudos