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Genre  Drama, Romance
Budget  8 million USD
Country  United Kingdom
7.1/10 IMDb


Director  Tim Fywell
Initial DVD release  December 23, 2003
Duration  
Language  English
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Release date  9 May 2003 (2003-05-09) (UK)
Based on  I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Writer  Dodie Smith (novel), Heidi Thomas (screenplay)
Cast  Romola Garai (Cassandra Mortmain), Rose Byrne (Rose Mortmain), Tara Fitzgerald (Topaz Mortmain), Bill Nighy (James Mortmain), Marc Blucas (Neil Cotton), Henry Thomas (Neil Cotton)
Similar movies  Romola Garai appears in I Capture the Castle and Atonement
Tagline  You can't choose who you fall in love with

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I Capture the Castle is a 2003 British film directed by Tim Fywell. It is based on the 1948 novel of the same title by Dodie Smith, with the screenplay written by Heidi Thomas. The film was released in the UK on 9 May 2003.

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Romola Garai played the lead role of Cassandra Mortmain alongside Bill Nighy, Rose Byrne and Tara Fitzgerald.

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Synopsis

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The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in genteel poverty in a decaying English castle. The characters include: Cassandra's father (Bill Nighy), a writer who hasn't written anything in the twelve years since the spectacular success of his first novel; Cassandra's exquisite older sister Rose (Rose Byrne) who rails against their fate and hopes to marry for money; and their bohemian stepmother, Topaz (Tara Fitzgerald), an ex-model still apt to sun-bathe in the nude. The possibility of salvation seems to loom in the form of their wealthy American landlord Simon Cotton (Henry Thomas) and his brother Neil (Marc Blucas). Although Simon initially turns her away, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra appears left on the sidelines. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends many expectations will have been overturned.

Production

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Parts of the film were shot in Laxey film studio on the Isle of Man. Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, supplied exteriors for the castle, and Eltham Palace in London some interiors.

Reception

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Based on 81 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of critics gave I Capture the Castle a positive review, with an average rating of 6.7/10.


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References

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