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In the 19th Century-set story, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) suddenly flees Thornfield Hall, the vast and isolated estate where she works as a governess for Adèle Varens, a child under the custody of Thornfield’s brooding master, Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). The imposing residence – and Rochester’s own imposing nature – have sorely tested her resilience. With nowhere else to go, she is extended a helping hand by clergyman St. John Rivers (Jamie Bell) and his family. As she recuperates in the Rivers’ Moor House and looks back upon the tumultuous events that led to her escape, Jane wonders if the past is ever truly past…
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- Director’s Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- A Look Inside Jane Eyre
- To Score Jane Eyre: Cary Fukunaga and Dario Marianelli Team Up
- The Mysterious Light of Jane Eyre
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114 of 117 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane
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Format:Blu-ray
This film had been well reviewed before I went to see it, and I expected it to be good. In effect, it exceeded expectations. It is generally true to the spirit of the novel and does not 'mess about' with it at all, though the chronology is changed - we start (very dramatically) with Jane's flight from Thornfield after the aborted 'wedding' and learn about her troubled past through flashback. That works fine. Her time at Lowood is rather briefly dealt with, but the essence is caught and the scenes with Helen Burns are moving. The film is often very beautiful visually, with breathtaking scenes of Jane standing alone at crosstracks wondering which way to go, crossing a huge moorland landscape alone as darkness threatens, making her way through misty trees to post letters (and thereby meeting Rochester), of Rochester hurrying after her over a bridge to propose (a scene echoed rather poignantly later), of Jane's lonely schoolhouse in late evening, of Jane in a darkened room trying to view a framed drawing by candlelight. The film is particularly good in the 'Gothic' scenes by night at Thornfield, where strange sounds - laughter, screams - are heard and Jane makes her way along corridors to investigate ; indeed, the reality of day-to-day living in a place like Thornfield in the mid 19th. century is very well conveyed.
Jane's relationship with Rochester - on the face of it, an unlikely one - is, of course, a central pillar of the novel, and in this film it pretty well works. That it does so is the result of some clever scripting (the script echoes nicely Charlotte Bronte's words at many points) and some very good work from Mia Wasikowska (Jane) and Michael Fassbender (Rochester).... Read more ›
Jane's relationship with Rochester - on the face of it, an unlikely one - is, of course, a central pillar of the novel, and in this film it pretty well works. That it does so is the result of some clever scripting (the script echoes nicely Charlotte Bronte's words at many points) and some very good work from Mia Wasikowska (Jane) and Michael Fassbender (Rochester).... Read more ›
52 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this film a couple of weeks ago, but yesterday I went to Cheltenham Literature Festival and I saw the screen writer, Moira Buffini, talk about how she adapted this work of classic literature to the screen. Having now heard how she made the decisions that she did, it has made me want to return to the film to see it with new eyes.
For lovers of the novel, please don't come to this film expecting everything to be the same. As Moira explained, trying to condense a novel of 500 odd pages into a two hour film, you have to realise that some things are going to have to be sacrificed or altered slightly. Also, as the novel is told in the first person narrative style, a screen writer has the unenviable task of puttin into images what is going on internally for the main character. As Moira said, showing a young woman crying in a garden has a completely different feel to showing a crying woman on a moor. Without giving too much away, Moira decided to begin the film with Jane fleeing Thornfield, so that we are then pulled straight into her story. In this way, we see that Jane is a mystery to the Rivers family, but also we see her as being emotionally open to us. Moira also explained why she chose to use so little of the scenes with Bertha that they shot - if you see the film, you will notice that Bertha does not appear very much at all. As Moira explained, Bertha was not known to Jane; she only became fully aware of her existence when she marries Rochester. Also, she wanted to present Bertha as a mad woman, not a monster.
I really enjoyed this adaptation. It is certainly refreshing to see actors of the right age playing the roles of Rochester and Jane. Do not come to this film expecting it to be exactly like the novel - it can't be. But is a damn good adaptation.
For lovers of the novel, please don't come to this film expecting everything to be the same. As Moira explained, trying to condense a novel of 500 odd pages into a two hour film, you have to realise that some things are going to have to be sacrificed or altered slightly. Also, as the novel is told in the first person narrative style, a screen writer has the unenviable task of puttin into images what is going on internally for the main character. As Moira said, showing a young woman crying in a garden has a completely different feel to showing a crying woman on a moor. Without giving too much away, Moira decided to begin the film with Jane fleeing Thornfield, so that we are then pulled straight into her story. In this way, we see that Jane is a mystery to the Rivers family, but also we see her as being emotionally open to us. Moira also explained why she chose to use so little of the scenes with Bertha that they shot - if you see the film, you will notice that Bertha does not appear very much at all. As Moira explained, Bertha was not known to Jane; she only became fully aware of her existence when she marries Rochester. Also, she wanted to present Bertha as a mad woman, not a monster.
I really enjoyed this adaptation. It is certainly refreshing to see actors of the right age playing the roles of Rochester and Jane. Do not come to this film expecting it to be exactly like the novel - it can't be. But is a damn good adaptation.
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jane Eyre - intensly atmospheric film which really captures the spirit of the book
17 Nov 2011
Format:DVD
I have to say I absolutely adored this film. It tells the story of Jane Eyre, hired as Governess to a French child in a rather odd Yorkshire household, owned by the mysterious Mr. Rochester. The centrepiece of the story is the development of the relationship between Jane and Rochester, which changes gradually from master/servant to mutual respect and understanding to an impassioned love, and the obstacles that are thrown in their path by Rochester's capricious nature and secret past.
The film works on several levels - the actors do a splendid job of portraying the characters and what passes between them, both spoken and unspoken. Mia Wasikowska is especially impressive as Jane, with her quiet dignity, inner strength and sense of resolve. An ordinary woman, but one whose spell it would be easy to fall under. Also the sense of atmosphere the director has managed to imbue the piece with is quite something. You get a real sense of the loneliness and bleakness of Jane's life, seemingly represented by the stunning landscape of the Yorkshire Moors. You feel the darkness of Rochester's house, the sense of secrets lurking under the surface, the unease in the surroundings. You feel the joy and light when Jane and Rochester finally get it together, and the intense pain as his past prevents their union. It's a great piece of film making, and really does justice to Charlotte Bronte's great book.
5 stars, no hesitation.
The film works on several levels - the actors do a splendid job of portraying the characters and what passes between them, both spoken and unspoken. Mia Wasikowska is especially impressive as Jane, with her quiet dignity, inner strength and sense of resolve. An ordinary woman, but one whose spell it would be easy to fall under. Also the sense of atmosphere the director has managed to imbue the piece with is quite something. You get a real sense of the loneliness and bleakness of Jane's life, seemingly represented by the stunning landscape of the Yorkshire Moors. You feel the darkness of Rochester's house, the sense of secrets lurking under the surface, the unease in the surroundings. You feel the joy and light when Jane and Rochester finally get it together, and the intense pain as his past prevents their union. It's a great piece of film making, and really does justice to Charlotte Bronte's great book.
5 stars, no hesitation.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This review is from a lover of the novel - I have lost count of the times I have read it - and from someone who received this latest edition for Mother's Day (so I saw it at home, not the cinema). My response to this version is one of disappointment. I feel that the film is fundamentally flawed in jumping backwards and forwards between events; the film doesn't even start at the home of the Reeds (Gateshead) but where Jane runs aways from Thornfield. As someone who has read the book often, I was able to understand and follow these changes but I feel it would put you off, if you weren't familiar with the story. Moving away from a chronological sequence of events has certainly hampered this film.
The second part of my disappointment lies in Mia Wasikowska's portrayal of Jane. I wasn't convinced. I found her vague and wooden and there were no real signs of her commitment to Christianity which I feel was central to Charlotte Bronte's portrayal of Jane, as was her passion, which also seems to have been lost in translation. Michael Fassbender however, is more convincing as Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester and captures his moody but needy character perceptively.
Being concentrated into 1 hr 55 mins, this film loses some of the captivating moments Jane experiences in Lowood as a child and again, I feel the film is poorer for it. The film does have some wonderful settings and I really enjoyed Dame Judi Dench as Alice Fairfax, although I would have like to see more of her.
Whilst most films can never live up to the book, a far superior adaptation of Jane Eyre, is the 2006 Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson BBC version (232 mins) and I highly recommend the 2006 version to any Jane Eyre lover. I promise - unlike the 2011 version - you won't be disappointed!
The second part of my disappointment lies in Mia Wasikowska's portrayal of Jane. I wasn't convinced. I found her vague and wooden and there were no real signs of her commitment to Christianity which I feel was central to Charlotte Bronte's portrayal of Jane, as was her passion, which also seems to have been lost in translation. Michael Fassbender however, is more convincing as Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester and captures his moody but needy character perceptively.
Being concentrated into 1 hr 55 mins, this film loses some of the captivating moments Jane experiences in Lowood as a child and again, I feel the film is poorer for it. The film does have some wonderful settings and I really enjoyed Dame Judi Dench as Alice Fairfax, although I would have like to see more of her.
Whilst most films can never live up to the book, a far superior adaptation of Jane Eyre, is the 2006 Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson BBC version (232 mins) and I highly recommend the 2006 version to any Jane Eyre lover. I promise - unlike the 2011 version - you won't be disappointed!
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Love this new adaptation on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. And for the price like that you simply could not wish for more.
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