Wide Sargasso Sea

The sensual film based on the acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys.

98 mins
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.

Karina Lombard

Antoinette Cosway

Nathaniel Parker

Edward Rochester

Rachel Ward

Annette Cosway

Michael York

Paul Mason

Claudia Robinson

Christophene

Paul Campbell

Young Bull

Naomi Watts

Fanny Grey

John Duigan

Director

Jan Sharp

Writer

Kathryn Milliss

Focus Puller

Simon Quaife

Dolly Grip

Kimberly Wright

Still Photographer

Leilani Hannah

Second Assistant Camera

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Stewart Copeland

Original Music Composer

Geoff Burton

Director of Photography

Jan Sharp

Producer

Sara Risher

Executive Producer

Karen Koch

Line Producer

Franckie Diago

Production Design

Susan Bolles

Art Direction

Ron von Blomberg

Set Decoration

Norma Moriceau

Costume Design

Noriko Watanabe

Makeup Department Head

Karl Wesson

Hairstylist

Steve R. Nelson

Sound Mixer

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