Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre
by Julian Amyes

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Actor: Gemma Walker, Katharine Irwin, Sian Pattenden, Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke
Director: Julian Amyes
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 239 minutes
Release Date: 2000-07-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: BBC Warner
Studio: BBC Warner

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Movie Review: The best adaptation of Jane Eyre
Summary: 5 Stars

I re-watched this version of Jane Eyre and fell in love with it all over again.

I agree with what the majority of reviews written have said over and over - Dalton IS Rochester - brooding, powerful, and emotionally-charged. Zelah Clarke gives a terrific, confident, sharp performance. Good chemistry. The movie stays true to the novel. Curl up on the couch on your day off with this version and you'll have 6 delicious hours of Jane Eyre goodness to enjoy.

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Summary of Jane Eyre

Starring Timothy Dalton as Mr. Rochester. As an orphan, Jane Eyre learns to survive on independence. As a woman, she finds herself employed by Edward Rochester, whom she grows to love. But on their wedding, Jane discovers that his past holds a dark secret, and flees heartbroken...

Jane Eyre--the mother of all gothic romances--gets abundant passion in this 11-episode BBC miniseries. Young Sian Pattenden is wonderfully willful and impetuous; viewers will immediately identify with the child Jane as she fights against ill-treatment at the home of her aunt and at boarding school. It's a shame to see her grow up into Zelah Clarke--until Clarke asserts her own quiet yet fierce spirit. The plot really starts rolling when Jane takes a position as governess at Thornfield, a handsome estate owned by the imperious and tortured Mr. Rochester (Timothy Dalton, a few years before he became James Bond). From there, this 1983 adaptation rips through the perilous highs and devastating lows of Charlotte Bronte's powerful novel, in which the courtship of these two prickly personalities gets twists and turns galore. Though the visual style is a bit pedestrian, the well-crafted script and skillful performances grow more gripping with every episode. The necessary feverishness springs from simple yet effective means, like macabre laughter floating down the halls of Thornfield. The scenes between Clarke and Dalton crackle with chemistry; Bronte fans will not be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer

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