I think the author would have been most impressed. The music by Dario Marianelli is beautiful.

Ruth did a superb job in the very complex role of Jane. And the 2006 PBS Masterpiece Theatre version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens is the best so far. I loved the actors in this film, especially Mia Wasikowska as Jane, Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester, Judi Dench as the housekeeper Mrs Fairfax and Jamie Bell as St John Rivers. Jane Eyre is another one of my favorites.

I also find that the latter’s back-story is skimmed over. In the film, she is mentioned in passing and has no significance, whereas in the book she is a frightening figure whom Jane thinks is responsible for some creepy goings-on, when actually Grace is guarding… you know who. The only noticeable omission from the book is the servant Grace Poole. Dare I say, it’s even better than the 2006 BBC TV series. A screen adaptation will tend to focus on the romantic tension between Jane and her employer Mr Rochester.ĭirected by Cary Joji Fukunaga with a screenplay by Moira Buffini, this film perfectly encapsulates the spirit of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel. In one sense it’s a coming of age story, in another sense it’s a romance, and in yet another sense it’s a criticism of society’s treatment of women. I’m guessing you probably have an idea of what Jane Eyre is about, even if you haven’t read the book. It also gives St John more presence, bringing to centre stage Jane’s conflict between her passion for the flawed Mr Rochester and her brotherly affection for the earnest St John. I thought this was an interesting angle on the story because it emphasises the effect that Jane’s past has on her present state of mind. The first half of the plot then takes the form of a flashback to Jane’s childhood and her time as a governess. Some movies like Jane Eyre: Pride & Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (1995), North & South (2004), Firelight (1997), Persuasion (2007). Rochester that really moved me in the 2011 version was when he begged Jane not to leave him. But for me, Michael Fassbendert wasn’t convincing as Mr. It begins halfway through the story, with an anguished Jane running away from Thornfield Hall and on to the moor, where she is taken in by the curate St John Rivers and his sisters. The 2011 Jane Eyre had an aesthetic vibe to it and I enjoyed watching Mia Wasikowska’s stellar performance as Jane Eyre. When I first saw this film at the cinema, I was confused.

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