Tragedy, love, hate and madness in 19th century Jamaica
A young ...
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.
Released
Apr 16, 1993
1h 38m
Thriller, Drama, Romance
50%
Wide Sargasso Sea
Fine Line Features, Sargasso Productions, Laughing Kookaburra Productions
John Duigan
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.
Tragedy, love, hate and madness in 19th century Jamaica
A young ...