Jane Eyre- The Kiss

[PeekaPeep]

Should've handed ALL the 80s Bond films over to Dalton. He would've cleaned up shop, lol!!! Tall, dark, brooding, AND handsome. What women could resist him???

;-D

[miapatagonia]

@PeekaPeep Agreed. Dalton should have been the Bond for the 1990s too: lean, dangerous, real, human, but also swoon-worthy.

[annetekoul]

The best Jane Eyre adaptation from all the rest.Timothy Dalton is amazing as Rochester.You can't help but fall in love with him!

[barnabyfraser]

With Timothy he performs it because he means it, i never got that impression from any of the other Rochesters, however i havent seen Fassbender yet.

[NatashaDrem]

Timothy Dalton and Zilah Clark are the best actors for "Jane Eyre". Absolutely stunning performance! Thank you for your amazingly beautiful video, I watched it so many times. Natasha

[TwilightLuvvverxxx]

I am super jealous of the woman who played Jane..for serious. lol Getting to be hugged and kissed and spund around by Timothy Dalton? ummm, yes please!

[jennsings1]

how many versions of Jane Eyre are there?

[citizenlen]

@jennsings1 Not enought ;)

[citizenlen]

@jennsings1 Not enough ;)

[ilajuhil7]

I got the DVD years ago from the library, old and very worn out...... did not matter, I watched it three times in a row and therefore got only a couple of hours of sleep before I had to go work in the morning. I gave it to my collegue who was sleep deprived the next day!

[Josh0473]

I think this is the best jane eyre out of the versions.

[epiksonik]

the best part of the music score has been cut out. bad form.

[glassineheart]

very nice, what is this music from?

[irva214]

What is this song in the background called?

[Jesusfreak45731]

this adaptation is great. its exactly how i pictured everything and everyone when i read the book.

[glassineheart]

best rochester and best adaptation ever. don't even try to tell me that toby stephens compares!

[MadameChristie]

She;s so teeny! And he's so tall! lol Quite amusing how she had to crane her head all the way back to kiss him

[NatashaD16]

Thank you so much for this beautiful video. This is one of the best films. Absolutely beautiful.

With very best wishes,

Natasha

[8Glumdalclitch]

Every day I cry because Timothy Dalton of 1983 is not my boyfriend! *sniff*

Thank you for this gorgeous video, with the perfect choice of music and scenes and beautiful editing!

[susanbird1]

@8Glumdalclitch - you think you have it bad. I have been watching Timothy Dalton's movies every day, sometimes 2 including The Living Daylights - like 3 times a day.

[polkadotpolka123]

zelah clarke looks like my cousin. and timothy dalton is just... wow.

[ludieludes]

Thank you, Zambior, for your kind words. He is "definitely something." He's so intensely masculine, so exquisitely tender, so everything...in the role of Rochester. I've had screen crushes through the years that faded over time, but I never got over Timothy. Never before, and never since, have I WANTED a man so much... I feel that Zelah is a very lucky woman to have been in his arms, and to have experienced the touch of his lips. I'm so, so jealous!

[ludieludes]

I never tire of watching this...so, so beautiful. Perfect for just before bedtime; it makes for very sweet dreams. One night, almost six months ago, I actually dreamed I was kissing Timothy. It was one of those rare, wonderful, feels-so-real dreams. I don't think I'll ever get that lucky again.

[Serenityluver]

I am SOOOO jealous of you. Arg.

[susanbird1]

@ludieludes - about 15 years ago - I dreamt I had Pierce Brosnan in my bed and I woke up sweating. I think about Timothy everynight (my man is in South

Africa watching the soccer at the momemt). I have watched in the past week: Framed. Jane Eyre. The Living Daylights (3 times a day), Licence to Kill, Florence Nightingale, Rocketeer and yesterday Hercules. I have ordered more of his films.

[RomanticSuzannah]

Oh my Gosh, apparently Ellen Page IS set to star as the lead role in Jane Eyre...

[RomanticSuzannah]

What's that music piece called?, It's BEAUTIFUL!

[Narnia77777]

It's called "the kiss" by phillip glass

[freakoftwilight900]

I really loved both Jane's and both Rochester's from the 2007 version and 1983 version. I say this version did stay true to the book, but I say both are great. I wouldn't say the Jane in this one has no emotion. I believe she has plenty, just shows it in different ways. You can tell by her face expressions her emotion, just like Mr. Rochester.

[332synic233]

WOW......... the WAS Mr. Rochester :)

[blkRNcld101]

I think this version is ok, but I believe the 2006 version is so much better. Mr. Rochester is more passionate and...I don't know, there's just something about him that I like better. I like this Rochester too, but I think I like the other better. At least this Jane is better.

[Annacathalicia]

Oh, taste is not a good idea to discuss; I can not imagine how you can like the 2006 version better... Timothy and Zelah are just perfect as Edward and Jane.. Lol

[acerflots]

In the 2006 series, thats what i experienced, there was much more chemistry. And you had to wait so long for the kiss! I almost started yelling at the television

[ludieludes]

I agree that "Timothy and Zelah are just perfect as Edward and Jane." I adore them both, and have never outgrown the wild crush I have on Timothy. He's insanely sexy and so beautiful, it hurts to look.

[acerflots]

I agree. This jane is too stiff, not a very good word, but I dont know how to put it different.. The kiss, however, is actually very good

[HOUSEADDICT1]

The best 'Jane Eyre' casting ever

[maryzachariah]

agreed...a Very handsome man..his features are so sharp and perfect - the cleft in his chin is nice too!! A great actor...and one really feels for Rochester in this film, although he hurts Jane... but based on the novel, Rochester isn't meant to be handsome..so, it spins the story slightly.

[Emzzz16]

hmm but in a way the idea of what is handsome has changed over the years, he is'nt 'typically' what would have been considered handsome at the time, well thats what I think.

[theK0OKS]

I think the mr rochester from the 2006's version isn't very awful either, in fact, both may be considered very handsome indeed! I think it is not because of the time that we think this man to be handsome, it sooner is because.. well.. a production could never cast an ugly actor. Though I think Jane from the 2006's version isn't very pretty, but, I think.. well, I don't think that to be so very awful.. is it? It sort of fits her character.

[callistirhodes]

If there's a man more handsome than Timothy Dalton, I haven't seen him yet. The best Rochester and the best Bond ever.

[ludieludes]

There will never be a more handsome man with so splendid a body and so exquisite a voice. Yes, the best Rochester and the best Bond ever. He's all man, and beyond beautiful. That's our Timothy.

[susanbird1]

@ludieludes -absolutely, even the way he walks is fantastic too. He is a dream of a man, a real one and the deep voice of his - makes my body tingle!! Did you see The Living Daylight - when he is on the horse - simply wow. Best Bond best Rochester, Best everything a woman could hope for. He even looks fantastic now.

[susanbird1]

@callistirhodes - I think you are right.

For an all rounder Timothy gets my vote as the best everything. Wow god made man.

[bednarikovak]

I think is veeery important the age of actors. The last Jane Eyre BBC was the best. They have nearly the same age, like it was in the book. Everything mostly depends on the age and their experiences. Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson, really the best combination I have ever saw. She looked really young and with comparation of Toby very goog and like Jane Eyre in the book with no experiences about real hard live, which was outside the school, where she was living before.

[mendoncacorreia]

If you are speaking strictly about the ages of the actors, then I must say that "Jane Eyre (2006)" is not better than my favorite "Jane Eyre (1973)". In 1973, Michael Jayston and Sorcha Cusack had more or less THE SAME AGE as Toby Stevens and Ruth Wilson when they did the 2006 version.

Michael was born October 29, 1935: he was 38 (in fact, 37). Toby was born April 21, 1969: so, he was 37. Sorcha was born April 9, 1949: she was 24 (in fact, 23). Ruth was born January 12, 1982: so, she was 24.

[Morganathered]

By far the best Timothy Dalton kiss ever given to anyone! Vivat! Thank you and the music fits perfectly!

Janet Thompson Deaver (Another Mustardseed!)

[ludieludes]

Beautiful Timothy and his divine kisses; this one was mindblowing. Zelah is an extraordinarily lucky girl. The feel of his arms and the touch of his lips must have been heavenly. She looks lost in the moment...I think she enjoyed it enough for all of us : )

[bushka99]

Best version by far! Great music too

[nlle7]

Pandagirl, Im not sure if you're still listening out here but there is a Jane Eyre video competition and this is one of the versions that qualifies for submission. I think yours is better than the ones I saw. the instructions are in the video. Just type in "Jane Eyre Contest" and you should find it. Sorry to keep posting but i just found this. Well whether you do or not, it's still great work.

[nlle7]

Really, really nice pandagirl. I was happy to find this version, which I saw for the first time a year ago, on youtube. The Philip Glass music is perfect for it, how often does that happen? I also think you picked the best version out there! Timothy and Zelah are great. Thanks for enhancing an already stellar production.

[nlle7]

I also wanted to add the kiss at the end is something else and I like the scenes build to it.

[rubytuesday17]

well, some people where shocked by kiss scenes in the 2006 version, but this kiss is not very nineteenth century-like either....lol

[domramalaja]

And you were there to see how they kissed in the 19th C? ;-)

(Sorry, but I could not resist teasing you a little.)

[rubytuesday17]

touché:)lol true but if you read jane austen allow me to say that it doesn't seem to have been very passionate.but true i was no there(no problem about teasing)

[domramalaja]

rubytuesday17,

Firstly; Let me say that I find it interesting that you relate to Jane Austen's novels. They were written 40 to 50 years prior to the Brontë sisters' novels. And if you think of novels written today, how much have not the writing changed in the last half century?

Even when it comes to translations it is different. For instance, I have compared two translations of Jane Eyre into my native language - one from 1945 and one from 1999 -- and that was an interesting experience.

[domramalaja]

Secondly;

Yes, there are not much kissing in Jane Austen's novels compared to the Brontës', and I think that is a bit odd because the latter was written in the Victorian era which is known to be quite prude (although maybe more so in the later years than when the Brontës wrote their novels), whereas the late 18th C was less prude (as far as I have read, I did not live back then either ;-) ) so one would this that it ought to be the other way around when it comes to kissing an caressing.

[rubytuesday17]

yes i agree with the fact that brontë wrote later than austen, and that they had very different way of writing and expressing feelings;i only meant that even if charlotte wrote more freely than austen, and more passionetely, it's not exactly the way we use to think to the 19th...but i admit I didn't express my thoughts well, and i totally admit you're right!thanks for giving me your opinion:)

[rubytuesday17]

and about the translations, i've read several in my mother tongue too(three to be precise)and in the oldest(1923)all mention of a kiss, of celine, or the word mistress, and all those kind of things were just gone!so we didn't know anything about adele's mom,for example, or the proposal was reduced to some correct lines and so on...the two other ones were "younger"and it was obvious.so this is why i read it in english, coz like that, i see better what charlotte exactly wrote.

[domramalaja]

Truly, I really love to discuss how 'Jane Eyre' was/is translated into other languages. Currently, I am looking for a Swedish edition printed before 1900 because there was an extensive reformation of the language (spelling, grammar etc.) in the first decade of the 20th C.

[rubytuesday17]

oh really?i'm learning something then:)i have not found a french one before 1900, but the oldest one i read was enough to me...jane eyre without passion is ..not jane eyre!and even in the "modern"translations, they're some differences; in one of them, rochester always says"thee"to jane while in the other he doesn't..and in english, he doesn't always say "thee", but only twice at the end...my friends think me crazy to study such things so closely..but i love that!!

[domramalaja]

The English 'you' is one of the words that is so interesting to analyse the translation of (Oh, yes, I am as crazy as you on studying details ;-) ). In the Swedish editions (1945 & 1999), Mr. Rochester starts calling Jane by the Swedish eqivalent to the French 'tu' in the proposal scene's line '"My bride is here," he said, again drawing me to him, "because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will /YOU/ marry me?"' (Ch XXIII)

[rubytuesday17]

oh so they're wrong too, coz if charlotte had meant a "tu"(you speak french?!!!)she would have said "thee"and she didn't!the only page i see where he says "thee" is when he tells her about the supernatural call("i longed for "thee"janet!)ahaha i'm happy to find another madwoman

[domramalaja]

I have to confess that I am not to familiar with the English use of 'you' vs 'thee'. I have always thought that the translation of 'you' into its informal eqivalent in another language is depending on how the person is addressed by name - i.e. in this case, if our heroine is called Miss Eyre, Jane or even Janet.

Maybe some native English-speaking person on this forum can enlighten us ;-)

[rubytuesday17]

i think(and only think)that first of all, "thee" isn't very used anymore.and secondly, i also think that "thee"is really closer than "you"..see what i mean?but you may be right of course, and if some native english-speaking person helps us, we'll be very thankful!

[mendoncacorreia]

As far as I know, that was true round 1450-1650: 'thou' and 'thee' were for familiar use; 'you' and 'ye', for formal use.

[domramalaja]

rubytuesday17,

No, I would not say that I SPEAK French, but I studied the language for three semesters in high school so I have some basic knowledge. And then, when studing historical dancing at the University-College of Dance in Stockholm, I had to read (get through, that is) "tons" of dance manuals from the 17th and 18th C. One could say that my French vocabulary is somewhat limited to dance terms. ;-)

[mendoncacorreia]

Forgive me for intruding, but I don't think she would...

As far as I know, the pronouns 'thou', 'thee', 'thine' and 'thy' were already out of use when "Jane Eyre" was printed for the first time: they began to be dropped off around 1700.

[mendoncacorreia]

As far as I know, the pronoun 'you' was already 'standard' when "Jane Eyre" was printed for the first time.

Because of that, the way Rochester addresses to Jane after acknowledging the 'bonny wanderer' is very ambiguous, even after the fire (when he drops 'Miss Eyre' for 'Jane') and as she returns from Gateshead (when he calls her 'Janet'): is he saying 'you' = French 'vous', or is he saying 'you' = French 'tu'?

It's one of those things which add a nice little touch of suspense to the novel.

[domramalaja]

As for reading the novel in English; I have often thought of that people who have this as their first language actually reads the original text as the language was back then with wording, punctuation etc. whilst others - who have translated editions - often have it in a modernised language, at least I imagine it to be more contemporary.

[domramalaja]

Currently I am "struggling" with Dickens' 'Bleak House', a Swedish edition from 1877/1878 with old spelling, old grammar and endless sentences with commas, dashes etc.

I wonder if native English-speaking have the same/similar experience when they read English novels written in the 19th C (or earlier) as I have when I read Swedish ones from the same era (or novels translated into Swedish).

[rubytuesday17]

aah yes dickens is quite hard to read in french too..even in modern editions(that is 1940 or something like that)but i suppose that's easier than 1877 version!

[domramalaja]

Appologies, that should be about 30 to 50 years prior. (I am not as good as Mr. Rochester in arithmetic.)  ;-)

[belairbooklover]

Jane Austen didn't have as much experience with kissing as did Charlotte Bronte--who was thought to have had an affair with an older married man. Write about what you know is what they say!

[rubytuesday17]

i suppose you're speaking of her french teacher in belgium mr.héger?well, perhaps you know better about it than i do, but as far as I know, she, unfortunatey or happily for her i dunno, never had an affair with him....he was moral and married, she was moral too, and even though she was madly in love with him, she only wrote him letters when back home, but he stopped the intercourse and so..well, nothing happened!but for austen, i think you're right!thanks 4your comment^^

[mendoncacorreia]

And did they ever see the kiss 'you know' with the thread of 'you know what' between Michael and Sorcha?...

[IHEARTCLARK]

wait..there is a new Jane Eyre comming out and Ellen Page is playing Jane? Or did i get that wrong

[elea1]

It was reported but seems to be up in the air, it's not even on EP's IMDB page. It would just be a movie anyway, not a mini.

[evilsushix]

Oh, this guy is WAY too handsome for the part of Rochester. I mean, for God's sake, he has a cleft in his chin. While Toby Stephens is also quite a gorgeous man, he at least looks somewhat homely.

[Vulcanish]

Really?? Sweet!! When, who, details!!

[elea1]

All that's announced is Ellen Page is set to star and Moira Buffini is writing the screenplay. We shall see.

To answer your question, I think this Rochester has the most intensity. Great with the script, nuanced, not overly polished. Doesn't feel like they're just saying lines. Hurt does a very quiet Rochester. Not my fav but he's a very good actor. I agree pandagirl made a brilliant choice of music! It fits the drama and intensity of the story. Great editing!

[Vulcanish]

Beautiful music, excellent pick for Jane Eyre. I like how intense he plays it, though I agree he's too good-looking for Rochester. Does anyone know of any other versions where someone plays Rochester this intensely? I've seen the Orson Wells one, terrible, and a few other bad ones, but always on the lookout. Go BBC. :)

[jajaeeyore93]

Have you seen the 1973 version with Michael Jayston and Sorcha Cusack? There are a lot of clips from that version on YT.

[elea1]

I found the 1973 dry as dust and stiff. You might try the 2006. The script ain't much, it's really not, but at least Ruth Wilson is good and very real. And it's beautifully shot. They're also planning a new movie.

[rubytuesday17]

i agree with you, except that i think the script is good on 2006 version.ruth wilson makes a very good jane, and toby stephens is the best rochester i've ever seen(i know i won't please everyone, but i think it's matter of taste)a new one?gosh,i'm a bit afraid

[margaretregan]

Timothy, darling, I would give anything to kiss you!

[ludieludes]

I'm with you, Margaret - I long to kiss that gorgeous mouth, and his sexy throat too. If we put him in a kissing booth, he could retire!

[jasminamija]

i agree dorikol

i find clarke pretty in a way at least too pretty to be Jane

and Timothy dale is a HUNK

both ruth wilson and toby stephens are perfect for th role looks wise

[rubytuesday17]

aahhh..somebody who agrees with me!

[dorikol]

Timothy Dalton is too good looking for Mr. Rochester, that's why I prefer the Toby Stephens version.

[Zhenrel]

What the hell kind of lame-ass montage is this?

[PR8047]

This is my favorite version of Jane Eyre.

Timothy is brillant. Even though Mr. Rochester is not supposed to be a handsome man, who else but Timothy could bring such raw emotion and vulnerability to the role....I've said it many times before, but Timothy is the best actor there is bar none. I would love to have those kisses forever....

[Revolutionary1989]

OMGosh! Timothy Dalton is so good looking! I haven't seen this version yet. I've just recently seen the one with Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson. Is this one any good?

[boo1238]

timothy dalton...yum!

[margaretregan]

He is utterly delicious in every way...

[musicgirl010]

i just finished the book! i think its the greatest book i had ever read in my life!its awesome, in many moments it made me cry ... but its still good!rochester rulezzzz, also a great video, good job, this movie is my favorite

[margaretregan]

I agree with you, musicgirl010. JE is my favorite book of all time - it literally changed my life. Mr. R. is so ALIVE (especially compated to St. John!)...how could Jane not love him? Timothy is the perfect Rochester in every way, and I don't care if everyone says he's too handsome. ; )

Can't take my eyes off him.

This is a beautiful song, by the way.

[ludieludes]

I'll never forget his dark head bowed over hers, the beautiful planes of his face, the pressure and angle of his mouth on hers, the contours of her chin and throat, the crescents of their eyelids, his hand cradling her head, the thrilling height difference, the tight embrace! Timothy is so intensely masculine, so infinitely tender, and the most beautiful man I've even seen. And Zelah glows when she raises her rapturous little flower of a face for his kiss.

[Annacathalicia]

I agree with you: Timothy is perfect in every possible way...

[hersinkingheart2007]

beautifully done !

[Morganathered]

Timothy Dalton is everything that ANY actor who wants and needs to become an actor should not only watch but emulate! What a man!

Janet "the Other Scot"

[dreamer1215]

My Fave Rochester! I got this version for Christmas ages ago & it's possibly my fave production!

[margaretregan]

Wish he would kiss me and never stop...

[ludieludes]

I feel the same way... he's my dream lover. Just looking at him, and listening to him, can leave me distracted and weak-kneed for hours. If he'd kissed me like that, I'd probably go into cardiac arrest!

[GDveertje]

Great video, I really like the music.

[oceanege]

The only thing they should keep in this movie is Timothy Dalton; everything else, actors included, redo and give us a Jane Eyre movie that does justice to Bronte's AMAZING novel. The 2006 version doesn't do it. Rochester here (1983) does, but the movie and Clark seemed so awkward placed next to him, it seems like he belongs in another one!

[elea1]

Jeez girl, you SHOULD have scored the original. I think one of the biggest distractions of that adaptation the awful scoring. This was beautiful and really did justice to it! Well done! (and this from someone who HATES fan videos)

[samarbathish]

thanx for the video timothy is so handsome

[PhantomHobbit]

Hey! Great job, Amanda! Such a great movie, wish I had the ability to make these! Timothy Dalton is so handsome! I <3 Rochester!