Jane Eyre
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Movie Reviews of Jane Eyre
Movie Review: 23 YEARS LATER IT STILL SIZZLES!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I SAW THIS MOVIE FOR THE FIRST TIME A WEEK AGO.
I RENTED IT FROM THE VIDEO STORE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE DORIS DAY MOVIE I WANTED
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL AND SURPRISING TREAT!
I SAW THE ORSON WELLS VERSION.. IT JUST CAN'T COMPARE TO THE BBC'S
TIMOTHY DALTON CAPTIVATED ME
AS FOR HIS BEING TOO GOOD LOOKING TO PLAY ROCHESTER.. HOGWASH
HE WAS ARROGANT,,SURLY AND DOWN RIGHT NASTY TO OUR GIRL JANE WHEN THEY FIRST MET. AND THAT MADE HIM SUFFICIENTLY UNATTRACTIVE TO ME.
THAT IS ..NO DOUBT A TESTAMENT TO MR. DALTON'S SUPERB ACTING SKILLS
AS THE STORY PROGRESSES.. ROCHESTER BECOMES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE VIEWER AND TO JANE.
AS FOR ZELAH CLARK'S JANE. AT FIRST SHE DID SEEM A BIT TOO UNDERSTATED..BUT HER CHARACTER ALSO UNDERGOES A TRANSFORMATION..JUST AS BRONTE INTENDED JANE BECOMES STRONGER..MORE IDEPENDENT AND ULTIMATELY THE READER SEES HER
NOT AS A SCARED LITTLE GIRL..BUT A PASSIONATE..STRONG HEROINE
AS FOR THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN CLARK AND DALTON..IT WAS WHITE HOT I REPLAYED EVERY SCENE THEY HAD TOGETHER OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL
MY HUSBAND TEASED ME UNMERCIFULLY ABOUT BEING IN LOVE WITH TIMOTHY
(HE WAS A LITTLE BIT RIGHT)
THESE TWO ACTORS HAD MORE ON SCREEN ELECTRICITY THAN ALL THE
SO CALLED HOTTIES IN HOLLYWOOD TODAY.
EVEN WITH THE SLIGHTLY CHEESY PRODUCTION VALUES OF THE 80'S ..THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN .
MS. CLARK AND MR. DALTON ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR IMPECCABLE WORK. EVEN 23 YEARS AFTER IT'S RELEASE .. THIS MOVIE IS AN EXAMPLE OF
SOME OF THE FINEST ACTING YOU'LL EVER SEE.
OH AND ONE MORE THING IT WAS INCREDIBLY SEXY AS WELL.
NO ZELA DID NOT LOOK FAT (PERIOD COSTUMES CAN MAKE ANYONE LOOK A BIT LARGER)..NO SHE WAS NOT TOO PLAIN OR TOO PRETTY
FOR THE ROLE.. SHE WAS PERFECT
WHEN SHE ALLOWS HER SELF TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ROCHESTER YOU
ACUTALLT SEE HOW LOVELY SHE REALLY IS.
THIS IS ONE FOR THE COLLECTION..I PLAN TO GET THE DVD AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
WELL.. ENOUGH RANTING ABOUT JE.. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.. SEE IT.
Movie Review: This rendition is the most true to Charlotte Brontė's original classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I've also seen the 1996 version by Franco Zeffirelli (with Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt) and the 1997 version by Robert Young (with Samantha Morton and Ciaran Hinds). All three have their strengths and weaknesses, but this 1983 BBC version is by far the most accurate and true to detail. It's impossible to fit Charlotte Brontė's imaginitive narration into a two-hour movie, a problem less acute in this four-hour mini-series.
At first I was afraid Timothy Dalton as the tortured Edward Rochester would be too well-groomed for the part, but his experience as a Shakespearean performer makes up for any 007 biases I might have had. He brings out Rochester's dark, passionate nature with the necessary flair.
Zelah Clarke is wonderful as Jane Eyre. She portrays Jane's inner conflicts and her upright yet passionate personality with the subtlety required for this difficult part. Of course Zelah doesn't look eighteen -- I believe she was twenty-six at the time of filming -- but she fits the part beautifully. It's a pity she disappeared from acting after this series.
*** CAREFUL !!! SPOILERS !!! ***
In the other JE versions, the last part of the novel, in which Jane flees Thornfield and -- unbeknown to her -- meets her cousins, is usually shortened to the point of embarrassment. In both the 1996 and 1997 version, the two Rivers sisters are merged into one person. In the 1996 version it's Mary, in the 1997 version it's Diana, whereby Jane's lawyer Briggs is merged into her cousin St. John in the latter rendition.
Not so in the 1983 mini-series. Here we have the full account, with all its philosophical, social, and religious implications. As Jane escaped unrestrained passion and the loss of her integrity when she fled Thornfield, she escapes the abnegation of her heart and feelings when she flees a loveless marriage with St. John.
For all fans of Charlotte Brontė and Jane Eyre, this DVD is a MUST!
Movie Review: I've only seen this version but I think it is perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
Last night I finished re-watching "Jane Eyre" (1983), the BBC mini-series adapted from Charlotte Bronte's Gothic romance novel which is deservingly a classic of English literature with Timothy Dalton (my favorite James Bond) as Mr. Edward Rochester and Zelah Clarke, as Jane Eyre, a poor orphaned 18-year-old girl, a governess at Mr. Rochester's estate, Thornfield. "Jane Eyre" has been one of my most beloved books since I was an 11-years-old girl and the friend of mine gave it to me with the words, "This book is amazing" and so it was and I have read it dozens of times and I am still not tired of it. Its beautiful language, refined, fragrant, and surprisingly fresh, the dialogs, and above all, two main characters, and the story of their impossible love have attracted many filmmakers. "Jane Eyre" has been adapted to TV and big screen many times, 18 according to IMDb. The actors as famous and marvelous as Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles, William Hurt and Charlotte Gainsbourg, George C. Scott and Susannah York, Ciarán Hinds and Samantha Morton have played the couple that had overcome hundreds of obstacles made by society, laws, religion, by the differences in age, backgrounds, experiences, and by the fateful mistakes that would hunt one for many years. Of all these films I've only seen one, 300 minutes long BBC version from 1983 that follows the novel closely and where Timothy Dalton who frequently plays dark, brooding characters does not just played Edward Rochester brilliantly and with class, he WAS Mr. Rochester - sardonic, vibrant, the force of nature, powerful, passionate, sexy, and tormented master of Thornfield. Zelah Clarke was also convincing as sweet, gentle, intelligent and strong Jane who feels deeply and is full of passion mixed with clear reasoning, and quiet but firm willpower.
Movie Review: Yes. Practically perfect in every way.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a "Jane Eyre-a-thon" and watched several versions of this story back to back. While I feel the very best film of this is the Welles/Fontaine version of the 1940s, I agree wholeheartedly with the glowing ecstatic review of "Borovnian Heir." This is a definitive version of Jane Eyre. Very thorough and true to the beloved book.
I do very much like the tone and the visual stylishness of the Orson Wells/Joan Fontaine version, but I agree that the actress, THIS Jane Eyre, Zelah Clarke is the perfect fit, and because this is a miniseries, we feel as if we are living with her day by day.
Orson Wells was a great Rochester - he had a dislikable quality that fits with Rochester as written, and his looks are "jolie laide" (handsome ugly). Here, Timothy Dalton succeeds as Rochester in spite of his craggy handsomeness. James Bond is one of the most handsome men in the world, after all... but if one looks at what was considered handsome in THAT day and age, he was not it. Handsome men of that time were usually pale and soft. So he works, and he is spellbinding to watch. His personal qualities as an actor suit Rochester well.
The supporting cast is great, and you'll be surprised to see Judy Cornwall - Daisy from "Keeping Up Appearances" as a very frustrated and sympathetic Aunt. This version of the Aunt is perhaps not what Bronte envsioned, but she is very real and nuanced. This is not an evil woman, but a small minded woman who just doesn't know what to do with children. The child Jane is very good here, very headstrong and her role progesses nicely to help us see her as both difficult and sympathetic.
Zelah Clarke alone makes this one of the best versions, and it is certainly the most comprehensive version, beautifully showcased on this DVD.
Movie Review: Absolutely the best ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
There have been many versions of Jane Eyre in the world of drama, however, this is my ultimate favourite of all times. The actors and acting were superb, well matched, and I know that if in the afterworld Charlotte is fortunate enough to be watching she would approve of these choices.
Although I always loved the novel and its prose, I never encountered a version that did not leave me wanting in the way such lines were delivered. Even the so praised 2006 version did not display the passion that endured from the beginning between Jane and Rochester. Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton were indeed able to get under the skin of the novel's heroine and hero, thus delivering a version of the story that will be difficult to duplicate. One could see how subtly his eyes followed her every move in the initial scene; and as for her, she hardly had the opportunity to look at a man (especially a formed man, twice her age), but in spite of that she held her own, and certainly was not timid delivering her lines. I particularly enjoyed the scene where she was summoned to "entertain" him and where he wished to "draw her out more." She, in turn, ended up drawing him out far more that he intended. But that was, in my opinion, what Ms. Bronte intended from the beginning -- to show a soft, intelligent and gentle person that could not be corrupted simply by male arrogance. The rest of the story speaks for itself and I still need a hankie whenever I watch the parting scene -- Dalton can NEVER be surpassed... I've never been a fan and never have seen him as 007 since I am not an 007 type of woman, but this portrayal should be placed amongst the best in film.
I can now rest since the perfect match was found (even though I was 26 years too late in discovering it).