I Capture the Castle
(2003)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 100 votes
Year: 2003
Runtime: 111 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Tim Fywell
Cast: Ромола Гарай, Роуз Бирн, Тара Фицджеральд, Билл Найи, Генри Томас, Генри Кавилл, Марк Блукас, Sinéad Cusack, Joe Sowerbutts, Sophie Stuckey
Plot
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.
The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family as they struggle to survive in a decaying English castle. Her father is desperate to repeat the spectacular success of his first novel but hasn't written a word for 12 years; her exquisite sister Rose can only rail against their fate, and their Bohemian stepmother Topaz is a nudist and no help at all. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton and his brother Neil. Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her, and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra is left on the sidelines as everyone around her is drawn into a maelstrom of interconnected relationships. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends she will experience frustrated desire, first love, and a broken heart.