Jane Eyre (1997-TV) - St. John and Jane scene

[SophisticatedLunatic]

HE IS A BEAUTY, BUT he seems far too kind and warm to me in this.... He was supposed to be cold.

[femmederochester]

St. John is the only good thing about this version....why Jane wants the abusive jerk who never stops yelling (BLLAAAAST YOOUU!!!) is beyond me. ^^

[71rox]

I think Ciaran Hinds playd Mr.Rochester just fabulous and Elizabeth Morton also.The scene where he asks her to marry him is so profound,I really lived that moment....So in my opinion this is the best version.I actually just saw the 2011 version and I was very disappointed...

[emyblond]

He is the St John I imagined. Not the one in the 2006 or the 2011 version. He is the perfect handsom missionary Bronte describes in her book. In the other versions Mr Rochester is much more handsome than St John...

But I love Mr Rochester in the 2006 version. Toby Stephens is the PERFECT EDWARD

[BackwardProduction]

Omg, Rupert Penry-Jones looks TERRIBLE

[SnapeHermioneshipper]

He's nice, but I think the perfect portrayal of St. John is 006 version. That was St. John.

[femmeknox]

ehm...

1)When asked her name she was supposed to say "Jane Elliot" and NOT "Jane Eyre"

2)Also St.John and Diana had another sister...

WTF??? This is the worst version!

[HikariBelle]

sorry for multiple posts, youtube wasn't letting me see them

[femmederochester]

In all the adaptations I've seen (and I've seen everything from the 1934 to the 2006) this is the only truly handsome St.John. Kudos to whoever cast Rupert! :D However, this is the only version that makes me think Jane is an idiot for not marrying such gorgeousness ;)

If I was Samantha Morton's Jane and heard Cirián's "Rochester" say my name three times in rapid succession, the only words he would have heard whispering on the wind would have been, "Oh, shut up, you jerk!" ^_^

[HikariBelle]

@femmederochester St. John _was_ her cousin

[femmederochester]

@HikariBelle And? Cousins may be too genetically close to be married now in some places, but then it was a non-issue. Now, if St. John was her brother, that would have been a problem :)

[SnapeHermioneshipper]

I think they compacted the other sister and St. John in one package. Thus the niceness. LOL

[6breedlover]

now i wonder their roll in this 2010 i mean the upcoming JANE EYRE this year!! =)) LOL

[friendsfamilyaccount]

thank you for uploading these. I didn't like the 1996 version at ALL. But this adaptation, although quite different from the book, is interesting. It adds a different dimension to the characters; and I guess that's what an "adaptation" is. But they should have made St John harder; he is too sweet and nice for her to know he doesn't love her.

[darthluna001]

Aw. He's just so nice and eager...

[JaneEyreFan19]

good heavens, he is so handsome!! But diana is not as pretty as the Diana in the book, is she?

[lttrhd]

If St. John would be presented in a movie the same way he was in a book - it would take time to reveal his character. From what I see the director had a goal to fit entire story to one- part movie. However he compensated it by hiring very good actors.

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

The 83 TV version with Timothy Dalton had a fairly accurate portrayal of St.John, but I see your point.

The characters in Jane Eyre are so complex with multiple layers that it's impossible to show the underlying aspects of them in a 2 hour movie

[nameofnobody]

0.33 he has plans for her yet...

[dtunlimiteda]

Rupert...yeah he is the best in persuasion. But he's too warm and friendly and CUTE to be St. John. I know St. John was supposed to be handsome, but I always thought that his features should suggest his interior...the coldness and harshness. But Rupert's countenance is friendly and warm and inviting.

[MemeLuaa]

in the book Jane Eyre is not carryied by a man to a house- she's going by herself. this fact shows the strength of her soul and independence. I think it should have been this way in the moVie too.

[periodmoviesfan]

Rupert was so much hotter in Persuasion.

[PaulineGeorge26]

I think it's the hair

[periodmoviesfan]

yeah you're right.

[sfbaygirl]

Some proposal. If some guy asked me to marry him so I could go to some unbearably hot country and die of an exotic disease, I think I would have to pass, no matter how cute he is lol.

[iraqilynn]

Rupert is so pwetty....

lol

[ChocolateIsMyDrug]

Omigosh! Two Captain Wentworths in the same film - I'm in heaven!

[divsaxena]

could u plz post the scene after rochester's room is set on fire and jane saves him ... plzz

[divsaxena]

could u plz post the scene after rochester's room is set on fire and jane saves him ... plzz

[schlagerlover01]

Where can I buy this dvd-tried amazon & ebay but no luck-if anyone knows please reply.Thanks

[TheEditrix92]

Oh my goodness. . . I have just finished reading Jane Eyre, and RPJ was the very person whom I kept picturing as St John!! Only I pictured St Joohn as having shorter hair, like RPJ in Persuasion 2007.

[Icha74]

I think I shall buy this DVD JUST because of RPJ! My God, he's so amazing here... still young and has not his Spooks charms, but he's charming nonetheless. How could Jane refuse him? Just like Jo March refusing Christian Bale's Teddy!

[missyadams]

jo refused teddy because her love for him was platonic, sister/ besr friend love

[Selana]

is mary not in this?

[bexlovesashley]

they make John nice...but in truth john didnt seek her love, he sought only a companion to help him on his travels to serve God...a wife yes, but not for love or SO i read...

Jane wanted love, but not from him even if he could give it her...her Edward is all she wanted...thanks for posting!

[galinaqt]

St. John is shown correctly in 83 and 73 versions. Here he is a nice boy who can be very well in love with Jane. Creators also decided that one sister was enough.

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

I agree, he isn't cold enough to be true to the character. In truth, the 1983 version was the most accurately cast version out of all of them

[galinaqt]

I like St. John from 70th version as well. His appearance wasn't even close to the book one, but he played role very well. One can feel how hard for Jane to refuse him. I agree that casting in 83 version was perfect.

[couchtomato]

RPJ's St.John is so playful, genial here. I don't see how Jane could've refused this St. John. heh As opposed to St.John of the book, where probably only someone like Bertha Mason could have melted him lol

[LilSraah]

this is the best movie made about jane eyre

[blatherskitenoir]

He seems like he actually has affection for her in this one, weird.

[ksotikoula]

I agree! He is too soft. You can not imagine Jane saying to him "If I married you you would kill me! You are killing me now!" and be justified. For me St John Rivers is in my memory "severe as an iceberg", "inexorable as death "and really a concealed sadist.

[vassisbell]

There used to be more clips from Jane Eyre 1997 but they have all vanished from YouTube... hm...

[galinaqt]

The person who posted JE97 and 73 closed her account. Recently, somebody put more 97 clips.

[domramalaja]

And now, many JE73-clips are back again! Hurrah!

[macbethslady]

"Simple and uncomplicated." And repetitive and redundant.

[timsartsite]

Samantha Morton has the sexiest lips in the world

[galinaqt]

83rd version shows Jane's begging and suffering exactly as they were in the book. Jane wasn't just found by St. John. He is not cold fanatic who wants her just for his work here. I am sticking with 83 version.

[Lolojc]

man, in this version, i'd be going off with st.john not rochester lol, but merely cos of the actors here.

[aileenpio]

Yes, Charlotte Bronte's St John is much more like Rupert Penry-Jones than the actor in the 2007 Jane Eyre.

[scorchedcandy]

Wow! That guy is exactly how I pictured St John when I read Jane Eyre!

[varaada]

me too, he is cute

[ShawDAMAN]

Elizabeth Garvie (Diana) Is the best Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice, 1985) ever.

[schweitzer006325]

This was uncanny since I had just watched Rupert in Persuasion and then suddenly stumbled upon this...he does do a lot of period films but he suits them very well!

[BurnVillage]

He´s a bit young there, now he looks much better. Como decimos en España, está muy bueno.

[Dina2404]

you must have seen the 2007 movie(based on) jane austen's Persuasion. he looks really good in a regency waistcoat and cravat!He's a great actor.

[Lcplsexiiiking]

Well if Rupert Penry Jones was St John Rivers in this, then I so would of married him and went off to where ever he wanted and forgot bout mr R lol ol llol llol!! He is soooo sexiii

Jezxxxxxxxxxx

[lizdawiz1993]

dianas not supposed to be that old

[yiqiu1122]

many thanks for your radio,really love it!I want to watch this TV series!