Jane Eyre (BBC)
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Actor: Hazel Clyne, Megs Jenkins, Michael Jayston, Sorcha Cusack, Zara JaberDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 248 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Jane Eyre (BBC)
Movie Review: my second favorite version of the novel on film
Summary: 5 Stars
I never thought I would enjoy another version of Jane Eyre as much as I have for years the Timothy Dalton/Zelah Clarke version; and while that one remains for me the most loved, I have to admit that after buying this one on a whim with birthday money recently, I am amazed at how well it was done. I disagree with those who 'diss' Michael Jayston and Sorcha Cusack in comparison to Zelah Clarke and Tim Dalton - I think that while the comments by one reviewer that perhaps Cusack is a bit tall for Jane are justified, other than THAT I thought both of their performances, while more 'lighthearted' and more subdued than the Clarke/Dalton one(which, assuredly, went more for the melodramatic and heavier gothic feeling of the novel) were excellent. Cusack's Jane very much captures Rochester's comments on her piquant and pixie-esque qualities, and I do think they had some real chemistry - in fact comments I found online by Jayston said there was real attraction between the two of them during filming and I think it shows. I think Jayston's performance is brilliant - he chooses to bring a Beethoven-esque type performance to Rochester which I believe is certainly a valid way to go with his characterization, but shows his great sensitivity and pathos with incredible artistry. I liked Cusack's portrayal of Jane's quiet humor, and she chose to portray Jane with more serenity in her reserve rather than other actresses who have played her have chosen to interpret that word. The only thing I think that is perhaps lacking is a clearer representation of Jane's hunger for human love, having been so starved of it in her growing up years, which is certainly the main reason why the temptation is so huge for her to overcome and why Helen's words about not putting too much stock in human love come back to her when Rochester proposes to her to be his mistress. For me the Clarke/Dalton portrayal of that scene, taken almost verbatim out of the novel, remains the most pathetic and heart wrenching of all versions, but still I think Jayston's torment, while less melodramatic than Dalton's, was still very effective and touching. There is also much less here of Jane's time in deprivation and with her cousins, though what is left out isn't offensively left out, and unlike the recent Wilson/Stephens BBC JE, the dialogue here, while somewhat 'fleshed out' in Jane's private thoughts and at times changed slightly from the novel, still retains the 'flavor' of Bronte's writing, while the recent one to me does not at all.
The gypsy scene is here too which pleased me greatly since that is one of my favorite ones, though I still love Dalton's portrayal of that best. But for now Jayston and Cusack are my second favorite and I will love watching this one in alternation with the other Clarke/Dalton one in the years to come. It makes me sad to think that they were never paired again in another romantic pairing since I believe they did have real chemistry as a screen pair.
Summary of Jane Eyre (BBC)
After a childhood that would have broken weaker girls, Jane Eyre finds a respectable position as governess to the ward of the enigmatic Mr. Rochester. Twenty years her senior, brusque, and hardened by loss, Mr. Rochester finds his spirited new employee strangely bewitching. Despite the social chasm that divides them, they are drawn to each other as equals and contemplate true happiness at last. But there is an impediment to their love that tests Jane's integrity and strength almost beyond endurance.Considered by many to be the best adaptation of Charlotte Bront?'s romantic classic, this BBC miniseries is true to the original story, with dialogue taken directly from the novel. Best of all is the perfect casting and chemistry of the unlikely lovers, with Sorcha Cusack (Casualty) as Jane and Michael Jayston (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) as Mr. Rochester.
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