Comprehensive guide to jane eyre adaptations reelrundown. Mar 06, 2011 if there has never been a definitive movie jane eyre, there has never been a truly rotten one. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs.
Reed fiona shaw, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. An orphaned young girl, jane eyre anna paquin, suffers humiliation and abuse at the hands of her aunt fiona shaw and is subsequently banished to a strict boarding school for several years. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. I say first american film adaptation, because italy released a silent film adaptation in 1909 the enthusiasts guide to jane eyre adaptations. He studied at the juilliard school and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Im a devoted jane eyre fan, and this is my favorite movie adaptation, in spite of. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by william hurt.
If you love william hurt this movie doesnt disappoint. Jane eyre cary fukunaga revises a classic the new york. Jane eyre is an american film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th century fox. Jane eyre charlotte gainsbourg, 21 grams is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads her into a passionate romance with a handsome, yet mysterious, gentleman hurt. Jane eyre 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rochesters a orson welles, timothy dalton, toby stephens and even william hurt stayed true to the intensity of the novel and its characterss nature a.
My favorites are the 2011 version with mia wasikowska and michael fassbender for best movie, and the 1983 adaptation of jane eyre, starring timothy dalton for best miniseries, and the closest version to. I also liked the actress who played young jane, she was very good. Jane played here by charlotte gainsbourg is plain, severe addressed in somber clothes, an unwanted orphan whose unhappy days at boarding school have been followed by employment at the forbidding thornfield hall. Jane eyre franco zeffirelli, william hurt, charlotte. Academy award winners william hurt best actor, kiss of the spider woman, 1986 and anna paquin best supporting actress, the piano, 1994 lead an allstar cast in this story of passion and intrigue. Fine to compare to other versions of jane eyre or for a sunday night viewing. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in ken russells sciencefiction feature altered states, for which he received a. Released 1996, jane eyre stars william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, joan plowright, anna paquin the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 76 out of 100 on. Jane eyre 1997 cast and crew after placing an ad for employment as a governess, jane eyre samantha morton journeys to thornfield hall to inquire about a possible position. My favorites are the 2011 version with mia wasikowska and michael fassbender for best movie, and the 1983 adaptation of jane eyre, starring timothy dalton for best miniseries, and the closest version to the book ever filmed. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Jane eyre is a 1996 american, british, french and italian romantic epic and dramatic feature film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel jane eyre. A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. Jane eyre 1996, starring charlotte gainsbourg as jane and william hurt as mr. Jane eyre 1996 official trailer anna paquin, charlotte. The young version of her is portrayed by actress anna. I have read the book, jane eyre at least 100 times cover to cover. The first american film adaptation was released in 1910, and it was a silent picture. Even the sentimental 1996 franco zeffirelli version, with william hurt embarrassingly miscast. This wonderful 1983 bbc television production not a movie, as others have written here of the classic love story jane eyre, starring timothy dalton as rochester, and zelah clarke as jane, is the finest version that has been made to date, since it is the most faithful to the novel by charlotte bronte in both concept and dialogue. With ruth wilson, toby stephens, lorraine ashbourne, aidan mcardle.
Rochester, with joan fontaine playing the title character. The 20 best william hurt movies you need to watch taste of. Its entirely possible that in the interest of research i have watched most of these film adaptations of jane eyre. Denied love all of her life, jane cant help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic mr. Jul 21, 20 jane eyre charlotte gainsbourg, 21 grams is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads her into a passionate romance with a handsome and mysteriousgentleman hurt. William hurt isnt brooding sardonic at all and the atmospheric and dramatic aspects are lacking. Jane eyre versions and their my oh so eyrefilled mind. What made jane eyre work so well as a novel by charlotte bronte, and in three previous film versions, is the classic purity of the two central characters. The movie begins by taking the audience back to janes childhood. Jane eyre charlotte gainsbourg, 21 grams is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads her into a passionate romance with a handsome and mysteriousgentleman hurt. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt. William hurt rochester, charlotte gainsbourg jane eyre. It was directed by robert stevenson and produced by the uncredited kenneth macgowan and orson welles.
Jane eyre is an orphaned girls who had a tough childhood and falls in love. The movie stars charlotte gainsbourg, william hurt, anna paquin and joan plowright. Small, plain and poor, jane eyre joan fontaine comes to thornfield hall as governess to the young ward of edward rochester orson welles. Gainsbourg is a plain, impoverished young woman hired by mr. Rochester william hurt is also the movie s biggest problem. Sep 16, 2017 there have been over sixteen english language film versions of jane eyre, beginning in 1910 with the first of eight silent movies based on the book. If there has never been a definitive movie jane eyre, there has never been a truly rotten one. Jane eyre by franco zeffirelli franco zeffirelli, william. Jul 30, 2015 i have read the book, jane eyre at least 100 times cover to cover. Its in the chapel of haddon hall that jane comes within a whisker of marrying rochester.
I saw this years ago on tv and, even after all this time, this is in my opinion my absolute favorite jane eyre adaptation of all time. That grand prize the wealthy, handsome, broodingly sardonic mr. Apr 12, 1996 that grand prize the wealthy, handsome, broodingly sardonic mr. The music of the night andrew lloyd webbers the phantom of the opera duration. He was trained at tufts university and the juilliard school and has been nominated for four academy awards, including the most recent nomination for his supporting role in david cronenbergs a history of violence. Visualizza altre idee su jane eyre, charlotte gainsbourg e cinema. William mcchord hurt born march 20, 1950 is an american actor. Possibly the countrys finest fortified medieval manor house, haddon dating from the 12th to the 17th centuries also featured as thornfield in franco zeffirellis 1996 version of jane eyre, with charlotte gainsbourg and william hurt. Swept up in the possibility of a happy new life, jane is shattered when terrible, untold secrets from his past are revealed, threatening to tear her and her. Rochester william hurt, the master of the hall, is tall, dark, handsome, glowering, deepvoiced and enigmatic. Charlotte gainsbourg is exactly what i imagined jane eyre to be while reading the book, and william hurt is the perfect rochester.
William hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, joan plowright. Not much to say except the biggest issues with this movie are that others films and tv versions esp. Charlotte gainsbourg is another actress who matches jane aesthetically, albeit in a different way from samantha morton. For all its visual elegance, the movie does not invite you into its world. Sep 12, 2014 a 1996s jane eyre fan video, with william hurt as edward rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as jane eyre. Academy award winners william hurt 1985 best actorkiss of the spider woman, 1986 and anna paquin best supporting actress, the piano, 1994 lead an allstar cast in this story of passion and intrigue. Film feels rushed and no on screen chemistry from jane and mr. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in ken russells sciencefiction feature altered states, for which he received a golden globe nomination for new star of the year. Charlotte gainsbourg in jane eyre 1996 william hurt and elle macpherson in jane eyre 1996 anna. Jane eyre versions and their my oh so eyre filled mind. A 1996s jane eyre fan video, with william hurt as edward rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as jane eyre. By underplaying rochester, hurt manages to make him just a little bit creepier. Met william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg en anna paquin. Charlotte brontes jane eyre jane eyre charlotte gainsbourg is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads her into a passionate romance with a handsome, yet mysterious, gentleman william hurt.
Reading the book would help many who go to see this film i think. Jane eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. Jane eyre is a 1996 that is based on the book jane eyre that was written by emily bronte. Swept up in the possibility of a happy new life, jane is shattered when terrible, untold secrets from his past are revealed. Rochester is a sore point with many, but i felt that he acquitted himself well enough. Jane eyre is a 1996 american, british, french and italian romantic epic and dramatic feature. William hurt movies ive seen a list of 42 titles created 02 may 2018 jane eyre adaptations a list of 45 titles created 06 nov 2016 see all related lists. Jane eyre with william hurt as rochester sounds dicey enough, but the last thing you expect from zeffirellis latest is a jane without juice. This hollywood version, directed by franco zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book the running away, the trials and tribulations, new found relations. With william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, anna paquin, nic knight. People who know me would assume id like this version best since ive always been into classic movies. Rochester william hurt is also the movies biggest problem. But the casting of charlotte gainsbourg as jane and william hurt as rochester, though well intentioned and defensible, delivers so skimpily on.
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