Wide Sargasso Sea ★★ 1992 (NC-17) Jamaica in the 1840s is a seething, mysterious paradise—a former British slave colony with a mix of powerful voodoo culture, beauty, and eroticism providing a very potent brew, a perfect setting for this soaper. Based on the novel by Jean Rhys, which is something of a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre." Properly English Edward Rochester meets and marries the tragic Antoinette—the same mad wife locked in the attic in the Bronte novel. Explicit nudity and sex earn the NC-17, but the film is tragic without being sensationalized. Also available in an edited Rrated and unrated versions. 98m/C VHS, DVD. AU Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward, Michael York, Martine Beswick, Claudia Robinson, Rowena King, Huw Christie Williams;
Director:
John Duigan;
Writer:
Jan Sharp, Carole Angier, John Duigan;
Writer:
Geoff Burton;
Cameo:
Stewart Copeland.
