I Capture the Castle (2003)

113 min · Drama, Romance Film, romantic comedy

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Tim Fywell

Cast

Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Tara Fitzgerald, Bill Nighy, Marc Blucas, Henry Thomas, Sinéad Cusack, Henry Cavill, James Faulkner, Sarah Woodward

The story

The Mortmain family live in genteel poverty in a decaying English castle, which family patriarch James Mortmain leased years ago to cure his writers' block. James hasn't written anything in 12 years, since the spectacular success of his first novel. The film is narrated by his daughter, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, who develops her writing ability by capturing life in the castle in her journal.

Catalogue themes and tags

Autorin, Book, Brother, Coming Of Age, Jugendschwarm, Landschloß, Love of One's Life, Lovestory, Partnership, Reichtum, Romantic, Sommer, US-Amerikanerin, erfolgreich, gebrochenes Herz, romanze, Romantic comedy, Period piece, Coming of age, Comedy, Romantic drama, Drama, Romance Film

Genres

Drama, Romance Film, romantic comedy

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