Jane Eyre[Masterpiece Theatre, 2006]
Starring:
Ruth Wilson
Toby Stephens
Christina Cole
Andrew Buchan
Lorraine Ashbourne
average rating: ★★★★★
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performance: ★★★★★
screenplay: ★★★★★
plot/storyline: ★★★★★
cinematography: ★★★★
~
19th Century England/Gothic Novel Romance
As you might have noticed on our lists, this new version of Charlotte Brontë's classic is one of our all-time favorite movies. We caught it on TV when it first came out last year, in two parts. At the time we watched the first part, I had never read the book, nor was remotely interested in Brontë or Austen. However, I watched the first part on our bad receptionist of a TV and fell in love with it, so, in a mad sort of frenzy, found the book at the library and downed it before the next part of the movie aired the next week.
Ruth Wilson, who had acted in nothing before this movie, plays a brilliant Jane. She has very odd looks, but however shocking her face is to begin with, she grows on you almost immediately. She fits the Jane description well, I thought. Toby Stephens, who plays Rochester, fits Rochester's description to perfection, too. Dark hair, high forehead, not the best of looks, just the right age, just the right attitude. The two are perfect on screen together. As for the other actors, the Mrs. Fairfax is brilliant, as are Blanche Ingram, St. John Rivers and the others.
The screenplay is controversial, because it is definitely lacking many conversations between Rochester and Jane, among other things, but for the size of the book and the length of the movie, it is quite sufficient. The plot is intact and flows well, which is sometimes all that matters.
The story is of a girl named Jane Eyre whose parents died when she was very young, leaving her to an indifferent aunt and uncle. When her uncle dies, Jane is sent to an orphanage, where she spends eight terrible years. After advertising for a job as governess, she is accepted to be governess to a little French girl under the guardianship of a Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester is a mysterious, sardonic man with too much money and some sort of secret. Jane falls in love with him, but there is a catch... But you must watch it for yourself. :)
Though this film is definitely not as pretty as Pride and Prejudice (2005), but then the story is entirely different, and the way it was filmed reflects the mood very well. There are odd camera angles and lighting, and quite a few hand-held moments, but in general, the unconventional techniques grow on you as much as Ruth and Toby.
Ruth Wilson
Toby Stephens
Christina Cole
Andrew Buchan
Lorraine Ashbourne
average rating: ★★★★★
~
performance: ★★★★★
screenplay: ★★★★★
plot/storyline: ★★★★★
cinematography: ★★★★
~
19th Century England/Gothic Novel Romance
As you might have noticed on our lists, this new version of Charlotte Brontë's classic is one of our all-time favorite movies. We caught it on TV when it first came out last year, in two parts. At the time we watched the first part, I had never read the book, nor was remotely interested in Brontë or Austen. However, I watched the first part on our bad receptionist of a TV and fell in love with it, so, in a mad sort of frenzy, found the book at the library and downed it before the next part of the movie aired the next week.
Ruth Wilson, who had acted in nothing before this movie, plays a brilliant Jane. She has very odd looks, but however shocking her face is to begin with, she grows on you almost immediately. She fits the Jane description well, I thought. Toby Stephens, who plays Rochester, fits Rochester's description to perfection, too. Dark hair, high forehead, not the best of looks, just the right age, just the right attitude. The two are perfect on screen together. As for the other actors, the Mrs. Fairfax is brilliant, as are Blanche Ingram, St. John Rivers and the others.
The screenplay is controversial, because it is definitely lacking many conversations between Rochester and Jane, among other things, but for the size of the book and the length of the movie, it is quite sufficient. The plot is intact and flows well, which is sometimes all that matters.
The story is of a girl named Jane Eyre whose parents died when she was very young, leaving her to an indifferent aunt and uncle. When her uncle dies, Jane is sent to an orphanage, where she spends eight terrible years. After advertising for a job as governess, she is accepted to be governess to a little French girl under the guardianship of a Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester is a mysterious, sardonic man with too much money and some sort of secret. Jane falls in love with him, but there is a catch... But you must watch it for yourself. :)
Though this film is definitely not as pretty as Pride and Prejudice (2005), but then the story is entirely different, and the way it was filmed reflects the mood very well. There are odd camera angles and lighting, and quite a few hand-held moments, but in general, the unconventional techniques grow on you as much as Ruth and Toby.
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