I Capture the Castle (2003)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Land: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: N/A
Regisseur: Tim Fywell
Writer: Dodie Smith, Heidi Thomas
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, David Parfitt
Co-Producer: Mark Cooper
Firmen: BBC, Isle of Man Film Commission, Take 3 Partnership, Trademark Films
Genre: Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Budget: 8.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 1930s, based on novel or book, castle, father daughter relationship, sibling relationship, teenage protagonist
Geschichte
Set in the 1930s of England, 'I Capture the Castle' follows Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), a 17-year-old girl living with her eccentric family in a decaying castle called 'Mortmain Towers'. The family consists of Cassandra's father James (Bill Nighy), a once-successful author now facing writer's block, and her stepmother Topaz (Tara Fitzgerald), who is struggling to keep the family afloat financially. Cassandra has two siblings: Rose (Saoirse Ronan), her younger sister who is desperate for love and marriage, and Thomas (Henry Thomas), her older brother who is studying at Cambridge.
Zusammenfassung
'I Capture the Castle' is a period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Tim Fywell that was released in 2003. The story is based on Dodie Smith's classic novel of the same name published in 1948. The film captures the essence of British eccentricity and the societal norms of the 1930s, exploring themes of family dynamics, creativity, love, and financial struggle through Cassandra's introspective narrative. Despite the limited information from the provided sources about the film's context or significance, 'I Capture the Castle' is celebrated for its whimsical charm and its exploration of complex familial relationships.
