 | Jane Eyre Masterpiece Theatre, 2006
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Actors: Ruth Wilson II, Toby Stephens, Amy Steel II, Daniel Pirrie, Bethany Gill
Director: Susanna White
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Features: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Number of Discs: 2
Running Time: 228 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 2007
Studio: WGBH Boston |
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| After a wretched childhood orphaned Jane Eyre yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Hall where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in love with the brooding master of the house - the passionate Mr. Rochester. Jane gradually wins his heart but they must overcome the dark secrets of the past before they can find happiness. When Jane saves Rochester from an eerie fire she begins to suspect that there are many mysteries behind the walls of Thornfield Hall. Her fears are confirmed when Rochester's secret past is revealed destroying her chance for happiness and forcing Jane to flee Thornfield. Penniless and hungry she finds shelter and friendship in the shape of a kind clergyman and his family. But she is soon shocked to uncover the deeply hidden truth of her own past. This lavish and sensual new version of Charlotte Bronte s classic novel is modern and moody timeless and romantic. Starring Toby Stephens as Mr. Rochester Ruth Wilson as Jane and Francesca Annis as Lady Ingram.System Requirements:Run Time: 240 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UNRATED UPC: 783421416192 Manufacturer No: WG41619 | | You may think the world doesn't need another adaptation of Jane Eyre--but you're wrong. This new and wonderfully lush Masterpiece Theatre version, directed by Susanna White who directed the equally sumptuous miniseries of Bleak House starring Gillian Anderson, contrasts Jane Eyre's vivid inner life with the harshness of her outer life; both Georgie Henley The Chronicles of Narnia as the young Jane and newcomer Ruth Wilson express the inner vitality of the outcast orphan girl whose spirit captures the heart of the rough, charismatic landowner Mr. Rochester Toby Stephens, Die Another Day. Stephens, it must be said, is far too conventionally handsome for the part, but he makes up for it by capturing Rochester's abrasive and mercurial temperament. Wilson's looks are perfect; at one moment she seems awkward and homely, at another utterly luminous. Jane Eyre is so often remade because the story is so potent; this production brings all of the novel's juice and passion to the fore, emphasizing the characters' sensual experience while staying true to the restrictions and mores of the period. All in all, exceptional. --Bret Fetzer |
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