Comparison: Jane Eyre & Mr. Rochester - After the wedding 1

part 1
One of the greatest scene in Jane Eyre shows conversation between Jane and Mr Rochester after their unsuccessful wedding.

starring Jane Eyre mini 1983:
Jane Eyre- Zelah Clarke
Edward Fairfax Rochester - Timothy Dalton
director: Julian Amyes




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[fatsmackenzie]

this version may be more true to the book but that doesn't discount the fact that clarke lacks any acting presence and that dalton is borderline overacting to compensate. being a replica of the book isn't the most important element (why not just read the text??).

the 2006 version gave a really interesting take on the scene which I think is great, especially when the actors had such great chemistry. anyone who thought the 06 scene was too raunchy obviously doesn't watch films rated over PG13!!

[KellyGreen5555]

This Jane is such a bore...she is not worthy of Dalton's Rochester.

[annetekoul]

@littledeadybear I ABSOLUTELLY AGREE WITH YOU.WHEN I READ THE BOOK DALTON AND CLARKE ARE JANE AND ROCHESTER FOR ME.I ALSO THINK THAT THE PARTICULAR VERSION IS THE BEST FROM EVERY OTHER IVE WATCHED SO FAR.TIM DALTON IS SUCH A BRILLIANT ACTOR

[littledeadybear]

For those of you who are saying that Clarke's performance is a bore, then I think you are only proving that Clarke made an excellent performance. Jane Eyre is not enigmatic or anything special aside from her intellect. She is meant to be a boring little plain Jane.

Go read the book. I cannot imagine any other people than Dalton and Clarke when I read the dialogue between them. If you prefer a more interesting Jane, that is fine, but it is not what Bronte wrote or intended.

[JayLynnization]

Indeed, more to the novel, which I like, but the actor and actress lack the chemistry. Jane Eyre 2006, at first I did not like the Jane actress, but then found she matched the character better, despite having more enthusiasm (smiling then suppose to). Even so, she and Mr. Rochester shared an equally burning passion and I fell in love with it. This version is a bore to be honest.

[judithj1]

TD does a fantastic job of portraying an utterly selfish arrogant privileged man who seems to honestly feel himself to be above civil and moral law. He is a very unpleasant protagonist and i always feel so sorry for poor Jane that she has such an abysmal life that he wins her affection.

[OlHa1972]

I miss the 80s... I miss to be 14 and watch it on TV and dream me away...dream about true LOVE and passion... I red the book billions ogf times and Rochester=Dalton in this version was exactly mr. Rochester as I imagened... may be a little more hansome here ;))

[louisanna30]

It was the way I saw it when I read it. TD is not overacting, this is the way an arrogant Man acts when love is walking away. MF would have been as good as TS if the script was better.

[holachao76435281]

i actually prefer mia wasikowska an michael fassbenders version, this one is kind of creepy

[BlueberrySparrow]

WTF why have they made this scene so scary? Rochester is psychotic... :o

[wincipoet]

oh dear Timothy Mr Rochester...how can a girl simply resist u @@ ?

[shortsandsheep]

@fatsmackenzie It wasn't raunchy at all, just sensual :D