Jane Eyre (1997) - Part 10 (Final)

Subject of numerous adaptations, Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece Jane Eyre continues to have an enduring appeal even after two centuries since its publication. This particular adaptation has been grossly underestimated and overlooked. Starring Ciaran Hinds as the enigmatic Mr Rochester and academy award nominated Samantha Morton as the eponymous heroine Jane Eyre, this tv movie retains much of Charlotte's original and portrays characters as well as it can in one and a half hours. Samantha's portrayal of Jane has been considered the finest and most true to the Charlotte's Jane; and Ciaran's Rochester perfectly embodies the rugged charm and native pith that Charlotte writes of him in the novel.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, for this indeed is one of the better adaptations.

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[HermioneNo1]

Thanx for posting!!! This is now my second favourite!!! And what a treat after enduring the 1996 version...Sam Morton is Jane with a mind of her own! Loved it!

[RushTheSilver]

@HermioneNo1 I am glad that you liked it! There are few people who have enjoyed this version, or given it the credit it deserves, but I sincerely applaud the few in the crowd who are genuinely appreciative of a well-made feature. 

[proud2bacaper]

I love all of the Jane Eyre movies but this by far is my favorite. Jane's awkwardness and innocence and Edward's harshness and forwardness made the movie a delight. Love the ending!

[Elitesgirl]

@RushTheSilver I have never preferred any version to this one, it's definitely the best by a long way. The acting is absolutely superb, every other version pales in comparison :)



[ChaosControl1997]

This was the first version of Jane Eyre I ever saw, after my first reading the book. This version holds a place in my heart and none of the remakes compare. Plus I have been a big Ciaran Hinds fan since first seeing this movie, he displays such pasion in his movies, you feel what he feels and believe it.

[angel2rx]

@OreadNYC: sounds like he thinks of her as a precious possion or she has opened his eyes to his stupidity, self love and ignorance towards worldly possions. she says it like it is and no one has ever done that to him, or at least thats what am getting from the movie. i haven't had the pleasure of reading this book yet.

[OreadNYC]

Overall, in my opinion, Ciaran Hinds just isn't suited to the role of Rochester.  As I commented elsewhere on this site, Charlotte Bronte depicted Rochester as an intensely passionate man who's become harsh as a result of painful life experience but Hinds takes this to an extreme. His Rochester is so emotionally volatile that there are moments when he crosses the line into viciousness and violence. One advantage he does have over some other Rochesters is that he's able to shed tears.

[OreadNYC]

@angel2rx -- Please don't get me wrong...I actually think Mr. Rochester means well, has stronger feelings for her than he has ever had for anyone, and genuinely *believes* that he loves her. However, I think he -- like so many people, unfortunately -- was never (or hardly ever) shown what healthy love really looks like. In the novel, the way in which Rochester describes his father and elder brother suggests that they cared for nothing but money.

[angel2rx]

@OreadNYC

P.S

i still love him

[angel2rx]

@OreadNYC don't, your opinion is right on. i never thought of it that way and now you made me see what an A-S-S-S he is, thanks.

you hold him, i'll poble him, lol.

[OreadNYC]

@angel2rx -- As much as I hate to point this out, Mr. Rochester's initial relationship with Jane was based on lies and Jane didn't know him nearly as much as she thought she did because he withheld so much from her. Actually, in my opinion, Mr. Rochester didn't truly love Jane when he first asked her to marry him because he was focused on what was best for him and not what would be best for her. There is irony in the fact that he would've done to her what others had done to him.

[ohsnapiam59]

I haven't seen this version but Ms. Morton's performance in this clip makes me want to. Wonderful.

[wenglishsal]

@RushTheSilver ~ This version was my all time favourite. Until I saw Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson playing the roles of Jane and Rochester... But I must say that Samantha and Ciaran are really a very close second also loved Ciaran in Persuasion, as Captain Wentworth and Samantha as Harriet Smith along side Kate Beckinsale as EMMA.

Thanks again for sharing this version of Jane Eyre with all the Bronte fans here in you-tube-land ... :0)X