Wide Sargasso Sea / a Laughing Kookaburra production ; screenplay by Jan Sharp, Carole Angier, John Duigan ; produced by Jan Sharp ; directed by John Duigan.

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On a plantation in the lush Blue Mountains of Jamaica, young lovers are swept into a menage of black magic and erotic obsession that spirals into a climax of seduction, betrayal, and ultimately revenge. Jean Rhys' prequel to Jane Eyre imagines the life of the first Mrs. Rochester.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Wide Sargasso Sea (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Fine Line Features (Production company)
Laughing Kookaburra (Firm) (Production company)
New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Duigan, John, 1949- (Film director, Screenwriter)
Sharp, Jan (Film producer, Screenwriter)
Angier, Carole, 1943- (Screenwriter)
Copeland, Stewart (composer (expression))
Lombard, Karina (Actor)
Parker, Nathaniel, 1962- (Actor)
Robinson, Claudia (Actor)
York, Michael, 1942- (Actor)
Ward, Rachel, 1957- (Actor)
Rhys, Jean
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles; Closed-captioned in English.
Published: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:[NC-17 and R-rated versions].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Creoles > Jamaica > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Family secrets > Drama.
Occultism > Drama.
Jamaica > Drama.
Rochester, Edward Fairfax (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Occultism.
Australia.
Jamaica.
Feature films.
Feature films > Australia.
Romance films.
Romance films > Australia.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures > Australia.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films
Romance films.
Romance films
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On a plantation in the lush Blue Mountains of Jamaica, young lovers are swept into a menage of black magic and erotic obsession that spirals into a climax of seduction, betrayal, and ultimately revenge. Jean Rhys' prequel to Jane Eyre imagines the life of the first Mrs. Rochester.
Note:Based on the novel with the same title by Jean Rhys.
Originally produced in 1992 and released in 1993.
Call Number:AN2 D0028793 VideoDVD
Audience:
Includes NC-17 (approx. 99 min.) and R-rated (approx. 98 min.) versions of the film.
ISBN:0780642759
9780780642751
Credits:Editing, Anne Goursaud & Jimmy Sandoval ; director of photography, Geoff Burton ; music, Stewart Copeland ; executive producer, Sara Risher.
System Details:DVD format; DTS, Dolby 5.1, and stereo surround sound options; additional DVD-ROM features require Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher, the included InterActual Player, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.06 or higher, Macromedia Flash 6.0, and an internet connection.
Cast:
Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Claudia Robinson, Michael York, Rachel Ward, Huw Christie Williams.