Production Year: 2006 - Drama - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Ruth Wilson, Francesca Annis, Toby Stephens more
2006 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's passionate and tender story of the love between a fiercely independent governess and her brusque, mysterious employer.
Eyreproved to be one of the television triumphs of 2006. Based, as youd expect, on the Charlotte Bronte book of the same name, this two-disc set brings together th...
Eyreproved to be one of the television triumphs of 2006. Based, as youd expect, on the Charlotte Bronte book of the same name, this two-disc set brings together th...
yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Manor where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in ...
Jane Eyre
Orphaned at an early age Jane Eyre leads a bleak and lonely life until she is employed ... more
as a governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester - a man who guards a grim secret. This is a story of passionate love travail and the triumph of an indomitable spirit.
Jane Eyre
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt where she endures ... more
loneliness and cruelty and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer Rochester the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences or follow her convictions even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue "Jane Eyre" (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
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she is employed as a governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester - a man who guards a grim secret. This is a story of passionate love, travail and the triumph of an indomitable spirit.
Jane Eyre
Orphaned Jane Eyre endures an unhappy childhood hated by her aunt and cousins and then ... more
sent to comfortless Lowood School. But life there improves and Jane stays on as a teacher though she still longs for love and friendship. At Mr. Rochester's house where she goes to work as a governess she hopes she might have found them - until she learns the terrible secret of the attic.
Jane Eyre
As an orphan Jane's childhood is not an easy one but her independence and strength of ... more
character keep her going through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. However her biggest challenge is yet to come. Taking a job as a governess in a house full of secrets for a passionate man she grows more and more attracted to ultimately forces Jane to call on all her resources in order to hold on to her beliefs.
Jane Eyre
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt where she endures ... more
loneliness and cruelty and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer Rochester the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences or follow her convictions even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue "Jane Eyre" (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
Production Year: 1981 - Drama - Director: Franco Zeffirelli - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford, Beatrice Straight
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
A review by crezzie on Jane Eyre (DVD) September 14th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Unmemorable
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
great storyline, fantastic acting
Disadvantages:
special features
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Being a Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre fan I wasn't expecting it to appeal to me as much as it did. Another period drama to fill in an hour on a Sunday evening. Nevertheless, appealed to me it did.
Jane Eyre. The classic story of a plain governess falling in love with the master of the house and vice versa. A tale which many a person could watch and read without getting tired off. With a simple background you could easily say what happens is all very obvious and predictable. However that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
This BBC adaption stars Toby Stephens ( son of Maggie Smith!) and Ruth Wilson. Both fitting their roles perfectly with Ruth portraying a deep emotive and modest Jane and Toby becoming the powerful and masculine Mr Rochester. The way he managed to show the character as a real emotional figure, reflecting on past times which affects the current goings on and his inner turmoil makes other actors fade into the background.
The plotline follows the young and somewhat loveless governess Jane Eyre. After being treated badly by her Aunt Reed after her parents died she was sent away to a boarding school for girls. There upon she gained an education and an ability to teach others around her. After advertising she gained a position in looking after the doll like Adele at Fairfield House.
On rare occassions does her guardian, the brooding and serious Mr Rochester, stay at the house but on seeing the somewhat plain ward he sticks around for longer periods. Despite it being foretold that he would marry the vain and self loving Blanche Ingram that does not stop Jane from loving her employer.
Will something however stop them from actually getting married? Well I hardly think that sitting through 233 minutes of film time to find out is that a hard a task. Being split into 2 discs means that those of us who haven't enough time to do so can watch maybe 1 episode and then come back for more later.
Like many a good book there are chapters which have been cut or shortened down to fit in with the feature length timing but that doesn't mean you miss out on anything by it not being there.
I can safely say that the film in itself is fantastic and well worth sitting down to watch, even if it's just for the scenes of the grand Fairfield and its outdoor surroundings. Or to stare at the lovely face of Mr Rochester or maybe even Jane Eyre. I have to point out that there is a major let down and that would be the special features. A few interviews and deleted scenes. Great. No. It takes ages to trawl though the edited out scenes and half of them are only 1 second long.
However the initial set up is good for if you do not have such great eye sight to select the right link on the screen, it comes up with a vocal message telling you to press the enter button on your remote so the writing will be shown bigger on a black background in white writing.
I would definetly recommend this dvd to you and anyone else who happens to be around. Even the person most vocal about how much they dislike romantic novels will be transformed!
Advantages: Great acting, a real passionate atmosphere, good tension between main characters Disadvantages: A lot of material has been cut out concerning Jane's ealry years
...life of a one Miss Jane Eyre, orphaned at an early age and left in the care of her domineering and cruel aunt Mrs Reed. From here she is sent to Lowood boarding school, under the care of the deeply unpleasant Mr Brocklehurst. After a number of years she matures into a capable young women and accepts a place as a governess at Thornfield Hall, were she teaches a young French girl by the name of Adele. The master of Thornfield Hall is Mr Rochester, ... ...in affections and feelings between Jane and Mr Rochester, and a tale of the obstacles they encounter. Oh, and of course there’s always mysterious goings on in the attic!
The actors and production staff
The main leads are played by Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre) and Toby Stephens (Mr Rochester). Ruth Wilson is an actor who is relatively new to TV, with her only other role before this playing the seductive Jewel Diamond in the channel five sitcom ‘Suburban ...
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Advantages: Great cast, great acting Disadvantages: None that I can think of
...pretty much every version of Jane Eyre out there and this is definately one of the better quality adaptations.
This well known tale is about the orphan Jane Eyre who after surviving a pretty tough childhood in the Lowood School for Girls applies to become a governess at Thornfield Hall which brings her into the presence of her young charge Adele, and the enigmatic Lord of the Manor Mr Rochester. As time passes the relationship between Jane and Mr ... ...as Jane Eyre come across as believeable characters. There is also a great supporting cast including Francesca Annis, Christina Cole and Tara Fitzgerald.
I would recommend this to any Charlotte Bronte fans out there and alsoto anyone who is looking for a entertaining tale of intrigue, romance and mystery. ...
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...I've always been a big fan of the Bronte sisters - in particular, Charlotte. JaneEyre is probably her most well-known work, and so it's not surprising that there have been several versions of it made on film. But out of all of them, the one that I've been able to watch straight through, enraptured at every moment, has been this version, with Charlotte Gainsborough and William Hurt. I can't officially compare it to the other versions since I haven't seen them in their entirety (though now I'm convinced I have to at least try) - so this review is strictly on this DVD.
For a quick synopsis of the story - JaneEyre is a young girl living with her nightmare aunt who treats her terribly, and ends up sending her to a boarding school. Young Jane is portrayed by Anna Paquin, who does it brilliantly. The loathing for her aunt, her innocence...
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Advantages: Actors superb Disadvantages: Length of film
...Out of all of the different versions of JaneEyre, this is, in my opinion, supremely the best.
I first saw this film after I had read the book and the film brought the book to life.
The chemistry between Leila Clarke and Timothy Dalton with the charectors of Mr Rochester and JaneEyre cannot be beaten. Although it it long in length, I think it is worth the wait.
There is a delightful scene where Mr Rochester calls Jane a little niggot, you can see the laughter on their faces!
Tears always well up when I see Jane's hurt atfinding out that her love is in fact married but joy appears when you see them finally get together.
This is so true to the book. The scenery is beautiful. and Timothy and Leila really live the part. Excellent stuff!...
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2006 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's passionate and tender story of the love between a fiercely independent governess and her brusque, mysterious employer.
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