Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)

"Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre"

Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Duration

84 min

Rating

⭐ 5.6 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 09, 2006

Languages

English

Production

BBC Cymru Wales, Kudos