I Capture the Castle (2003)

Movie Info

When her family moves into a glamorous castle in the English countryside, Cassandra (Romola Garai) imagines great things will happen. But the decayi...(read more...)ng castle loses its appeal as her novelist father (Bill Nighy, Love Actually) develops writer's block and her mother dies of cancer. From this sad beginning, I Capture the Castle turns into an utterly engaging coming-of-age story as 17-year-old Cassandra and her older sister Rose (Rose Byrne) struggle to win the attentions of their new American landlord (Henry Thomas, E.T. The Extraterrestrial)--but when everything goes the way Cassandra hopes, her hopes fall apart. Garai's wonderful performance carries the audience through bittersweet discoveries about life and adulthood with hope and yearning. The entire cast---also featuring Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off) and Marc Blucas--is superb. I Capture the Castle is an absolutely lovely movie, delightful and surprisingly wise. --Bret Fetzer

Director: Tim Fywell

MPAA: R

Running Time: 113 min.

Release Date: Jul 11, 2003

Cast: Bill Nighy, Henry Cavill, Henry Thomas, James Faulkner, Marc Blucas, Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Sin?ad Cusack, Tara Fitzgerald