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      Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

      1996 List
      75% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Of all the Jane Eyre movie adaptions this one is my favorite! The writing is incredible and William Hurt makes an amazing Mr. Rodchester, also Anna Paquin and Charlotte Gainsbourg are great as young and old Jane Eyre! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Another one of the hundreds of adaptations about the woman herself Jane Eyre. This one focuses on her childhood to adulthood. Charlotte Gainsborough, Geraldine Chaplin, William Huey, Fiona Shaw, Elle McPherson, and a very young Anna Paquin. As a child Jane was mistreated by her siblings and her aunt. Then after she was sent away to a boarding school to grow as a proper lady of society. Jane was labeled as deceitful and wicked but she actually had a strong spirit. The housemaster and the teachers put her and the students through the worst kind of abuse physical and verbal. Heck they didn't even care when a fellow girl of hers got gravely ill and didn't receive medical treatment. As a grown up Jane now played by Charlotte Gainsborough leaves to start a life of her own. She resides at Thornhill run by Joan Plowright as Mrs. Fairfax. Jane is in charge of Mr. Rochester's child, Adele while he's tending to his ailing wife. Soon though Jane and Rochester begin to fall in love but it might be impossible because of her fear and self-doubt. But Rochester himself had a bad chip on his shoulder given his wife lain with another man and she abandoned him and their child. Jane is also hearing strange noises throughout the house. The actors are great, the music is quite sweeping, the 1800s setting creates that proper mood, and Gainsborough really sells Jane Eyre the way she's portrayed in the book. The Mis Wasikowska version is the closest adaptation but this one is almost up there. Jane makes it clear she's her own person, a human being with every right to be happy and not shunned by anyone in upper middle class society. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review steve d I am not sure any version has done justice to the book for me, but this came the closest. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel plays things pretty fast and loose in terms of loyalty to the source material. Strong points include a performance from Charlotte Gainsbourg in the title role that is as repressed, poised, and emotionally layered as the character requires. Casting William Hurt as Mr. Rochester is a sore point with many, but I felt that he acquitted himself well enough. There's also a stirring score by Claudio Capponi and Alessio Vlad. This film isn't nearly as timeless as the book that it's based on, but it certainly has its moments nonetheless. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Hollywood should stick to books by people like Danielle Steel because no one in Hollywood seems capable of understanding more artistic works of fiction. You should read the book, because this movie version of it is a waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A good film, with excellent performances. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 3/4 Mar 11, 2011 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Mar 10, 2011 Full Review Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast A very well directed version of the story with my favorite Jane performance by Gainsbourg May 25, 2022 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Rated: A- Mar 11, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Franco Zeffirelli