I didn't know it was Maria Schneider who played the role when I saw the movie, I hadn't recognized her, or more likely I hadn't even made the link. I only had seen her in the movie Last Tango in Paris, after which she suffered greatly. RIP to her.

Poor Bertha

In the book The Wide Sagossa Sea, Bertha was not mad , but beautiful and intelligent. She went mad after she went to England. Before that Edward and Bertha had a good relationship.

I had nightmares about her as a child. Terrifying.

Ah -- Beauty and insanity....They're best kind of mix!