Jane Eyre (1997) - Part 9

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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[359339]

Uh, what happened to her getting an inheritance, a family; you know, independence? So far I rather liked this version but that's an enormous omission.

[StarlightWarrior]

A good man will never force a woman to marry him. St John sure didn't pray hard about this marriage! He sought his own will before God's.

[Hunny1au]

Where the heck is Mary?

[Hunny1au]

Um if I remember rightly, Jane did not tell them her true name at all when she first woke up. That's rubbish. It didn't come out tll later when the inheritance was left to her.

[OreadNYC]

No, no, no! This version of St. John is all wrong...far too congenial, almost playful at times. In the book, St. John is described as being stiff and stoic -- in many respects, he's actually the antithesis of Mr. Rochester.

[klauskerzel]

@MsGEOLOVER well he was nice to her but not like this

[klauskerzel]

that is a cute St. John...weird though-...

[fakesmile90]

And where's Mary Rivers? Although she was't very important character. But still. ;>

[RogueRoses91]

wouldn't have picked him for a St.john in a million years! Shocked!

[Bine39]

@359339 Exactly. Going back to this version of Edward Rochester without a substantial fortune is an even bigger mistake as it would have been in the other versions. He's not to be trusted, you know...