I CAPTURE THE CASTLE is a classic English story told in a fresh, vivacious style by the teenage heroine of the piece. In her diary, Cassandra Mortmain wittily chronicles what happens to her eccentric family when a young American man inherits the local estate. The bitter-sweet love story that ensues is far more complicated than she ever imagines. Blending the 1930's period detail and Suffolk setting with Cassandra's intense and intimate diary gives an unusually vivid tone to this funny and very moving story.
"Director, Tim Fywell, handles his material with an excusable fondness for the eccentricities of his characters, but generates touching emotion through the plight of Cassandra, who is honest and true."
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
"Garai's low-key and winning performance anchors the whole affair. Nighy, last seen in Peter Cataneo's 'Lucky Break,' is even more memorable here."
