The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen GreenhornWriter
- Brendan MaherDirector
- Jean RhysWriter
- Nina HumphreysOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rafe SpallEdward Rochester
- Rebecca HallAntoinette Cosway
- Nina SosanyaChristophine
- Victoria HamiltonAunt Cora
- Lorraine BurroughsAmelie
- Alex RobertsonRichard Mason
- Karen MeagherGrace Poole
- Fraser AyresDaniel
Stills
Themes
motherbased on novel or bookenglandinsanityjamaicaimprisonmentprequelweddingmadnessattic