I Capture the Castle

2003
R
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.1K

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Henry Thomas, Marc Blucas, and Romola Garai in I Capture the Castle (2003)

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A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Rose Byrne did all of her own piano playing.

Goofs
Rose sends Cassandra a bottle of what appears to be Penhaligon's Bluebell perfume for her 18th birthday. According to the Penhaligon's website, the Bluebell perfume was first manufactured in 1978, whereas the film takes place around the early 1940s.

Quotes
Cassandra: But dreams are like a drug: the magic doesn't last and then the pain is worse than knives.

Alternate versions
A final scene after Cassandra's last line shows an older Cassandra carrying a portable typewriter and a manuscript envelope through a large city. She passes Simon in the street, and the two smile at one another before Cassandra turns away to enter a publisher's office. (This ending is an extra on the DVD version.)

Connections
Featured in The South Bank Show: Heidi Thomas (2019)

Soundtracks
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
Music by Dario Marianelli
Lyrics by William Shakespeare
Published by Air-Edel Associates Ltd
Performed by Rose Byrne

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Good, but not as good as the book.

I read Dodie Smith's 'I Capture The Castle' about three years ago and found it a charming and engrossing read. I looked forward to the film and have just watched on the BBC. I was pleasantly surprised with the film because I thought that it would put people off the book but the casting was very good for all of the characters.

The main problem was the fact that with the book, it is written as a diary with Cassandra's thoughts about everything but in the film, the viewer just got a brief comment about the several situations. Despite this, the film was sweet and the actress playing Cassandra is perfect. Not exactly how I imagined it but films hardly ever beat the books. I give it 7.5/10