During this time period of the victorian era, there was a slow but steady element of societal change in the world of mid1800s britain. Life in 19thcentury britain was governed by social class, and people typically stayed in the class into which they were born. Before reading or seeing jane eyre, i did have some idea of the general plot. Despite his stern manner and not particularly handsome appearance, edward rochester wins janes heart, because she feels they are kindred spirits, and because he is the first person in the novel to offer jane lasting love and a real home.
It has a story that i can only describe as a meshing of beauty and the beast and rebecca. Jan 19, 2007 jane eyre may not be the first feminist novel, but it is certainly one of the most enduring. Mia wasikowska is both elegant and assured in this adaptation of jane eyre. If, therefore, the authorship of other works of fiction. Her female cousins, georgiana and eliza, tolerate, but dont love her.
But the novel isnt just a ghost story because bronte also reveals the reasons behind supernatural events. Mia wasikowska alice in wonderland, michael fassbender inglourious basterds and academy award winner judi dench shakespeare in love star in acclaimed director cary fukunagas daring new adaptation of the timeless romance. Basically this is the only classic ive ever actually enjoyed. For starters, theres jane herself, who i admire more than anything. Jane eyre jane eyre was a book and a movie that i had never heard about before. Feb 04, 2009 the 2006 has a more atmospheric and eery tone, similar to the book, while the 1983 version is a little dated and that feel was missing for me. Gothic romance attracts us with a deep tidal force. Jane eyres failure to adapt to the screen the new republic. There have been at least 20 movie and television versions of charlotte brontes gothic love. Producers often use a book as a springboard for a movie idea or to earn a specific rating. This definitive ranking of jane eyre adaptations will help you avoid the worst offenders, at least.
Not having forgotten adele, jane visits her at school. In a cruel world full of chaos and madness, jane eyre listens to her mind at least as much as her heart. Rochester, with joan fontaine playing the title character. Jane is a governess who comes to work in a creepy house for a brooding man with a big secret. Jane eyre simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Its scrupulously conceived for the screen by a director cary fukunaga with a steady hand who has infused so much feeling and power into such a murky, craggy, swoony landscape. Consider the treatment of jane as a governess, but also of the other servants in the book, along with janes attitude toward her impoverished students at morton. It tells about a young woman called jane eyre who was an orphan and goes to teach a girl named adele varens in a faraway house. May 31, 2016 and yet, there are numerous attempts at jane eyre movies.
If you like this site, please tell other bronte fans. Immediately, jane writes to the rivers, explaining what she has done. When i watched the movie i thought about how different the. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in jane eyre, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Its scrupulously conceived for the screen by a director cary fukunaga with a steady hand who has infused so much feeling and power into such a. Rochester and jane finally marry with a quiet ceremony. Jane eyre is a passionate, impossible love story, one of the most romantic ever told. A cursory glance through jane eyre listings at or the internet movie database reveals that almost any film version of jane eyre has its fans. The screenplay is written by moira buffini based on charlotte brontes 1847 novel of the same name, a classic of the gothic, bildungsroman, and romance genres. Jane eyre was published in 1847 and brought fame to its author, charlotte bronte. With ruth wilson, toby stephens, lorraine ashbourne, aidan mcardle. Part of its appeal is the sense of ungovernable eroticism squirming to escape from just beneath the surface. The first american film adaptation, a silent picture, was released in 1910 but has since been lost. The 2006 has a more atmospheric and eery tone, similar to the book, while the 1983 version is a little dated and that feel was missing for me.
There have been over 50 tv or movie version of jane eyre leading back to 1910. Mar 22, 2011 jane eyre brings romance, mystery and redemption to the screen in the newest adaptation of charlotte brontes classic tale. And yet, there are numerous attempts at jane eyre movies. Michael fassbender is fanatstic, as are judi dench and jamie bell. With orson welles, joan fontaine, margaret obrien, peggy ann garner. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever. Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. The message here is that jane is better off single than with the wrong partner, or a partner who asks her to betray her own conscience. Some examples are cinderella, beauty and the beast and the disney movie, the lion king just to name a few. Jul 30, 2015 i have read the book, jane eyre at least 100 times cover to cover. If you are new to jane eyre or a seasoned fan who is looking for a great film adaptation, the one by far the best in terms of accuracy, passionate portrayal of characters, beautiful original dialogue, great chemistry between the main characters, and satisfying length is the 1983 miniseries with timothy dalton and zelah clarke you just have to. Jane eyre by charlotte bronte full text free book part 111. The book jane eyre r originally published as jane eyre. But in the movie it starts off as jane being a young adult and then it flashes back to when she was a kid and then it starts the story.
Bronte uses many themes of gothic novels to add drama and suspense to jane eyre. In the book, the beginning is starting off as jane being a child and living with her horrible aunt reed. A personal favourite of mine and numerous others is the tv fivepart adaptation of pride and prejudice the tv phenomenon that transformed colin firth into a sexual god overnight in the infamous. 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. There are even more if you include versions filmed in other languages, and more than that if you consider adaptations more loosely based on the story. Jane eyre is a strikingly beautiful film in every single asset. Book vs film for fans of the classics jane austen, charlotte and emily bront e etc, there is little debate over the best adaptations. Jane eyre may not be the first feminist novel, but it is certainly one of the most enduring. Jane eyre does charlotte brontes novel justice no mean feat considering how many adaptations have come before.
Oct 07, 2016 basically this is the only classic ive ever actually enjoyed. Apr 14, 2017 the book jane eyre r originally published as jane eyre. There were a lot of differences between the book jane eyre and the movie jane eyre. Jane eyre is a strikingly beautiful film in every single.
But its also a cold, wild story about destruction, madness and loss, and this movie captures its divided spirit like none before. Jane eyre was already next on my lit flicks challenge list, but when i happened to be the october giveaway winner and the bluestocking society kindly sent me the book thanks, jessica. Charlotte gainsbourg is exactly what i imagined jane eyre to be while reading the book, and william hurt is the perfect rochester. Orphaned as an infant, jane eyre lives with at gateshead with her aunt, sarah reed, as the novel opens. Social class and social rules theme in jane eyre litcharts. Pick a production and you will find it is some peoples favorite. When orphaned governess jane eyre wasikowska arrives at imposing thornfield hall, shes intrigued by her brooding wealthy employer, rochester fassbender. An autobiography is a novel by english writer charlotte bronte. See more ideas about jane eyre, eyre, jane eyre movie. Note to the third edition i avail myself of the opportunity which a third edition of jane eyre affords me, of again addressing a word to the public, to explain that my claim to the title of novelist rests on this one work alone. Jane eyre cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. It was directed by robert stevenson and produced by the uncredited kenneth macgowan and orson welles. The novel jane eyre was written by charlotte bronte in 1847.
It pisses me off how they ruin some movies based upon books. Jane eyre is a 19thcentury gothic romance of the highest order, but its an unconventional one. Jane eyre is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by cary fukunaga and starring mia wasikowska and michael fassbender. Throughout most of the novel, jane feels that she has nothing but her integrity and thus treats it as being her most important trait. I have read the book, jane eyre at least 100 times cover to cover. The film was released on 11 march 2011 in the united states and 9 september in great britain and ireland. Her strength, independence, and piety, despite everything life throws at her being plain and poor, the cruelty of her relatives, the death of helen burns, mr rochesters deceit, is amazing. Compare and contrast some of the characters who serve as foils throughout jane eyre. Jane eyre is an american film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th century fox.
For a certain type of woman, having read jane eyremore specifically, having. Jane eyre is a widely filmed adaptation from the charlotte bronte book of the same name. Jane eyre themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. I just started reading it and it is really good so far.
After a harsh childhood, orphan jane eyre joan fontaine is hired by edward rochester orson welles, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter. Their brother, john, is more blatantly hostile to jane, reminding her that she is a poor dependent of his mother who. 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. Two of the novels most devoted fans discuss the many problems with the newest film version of jane eyre. Charlottes brontes jane eyre is among the greatest of gothic novels, a page turner of such startling.
Cinderella in jane eyre, we see many children and fairy tale stories,that are repeated throughout the book they are echoes of stories that we are accustomed to. 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. The movie versions ive seen were, surprisingly, fairly true to the book not often the case, as anyone who reads a book and then watches its movie knows. Rochester fall in love, but jane is horrified when she finds out mr. A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. Please stay tuned as i proceed with this labor of love. Shy governess, obnoxiousbutphilosophical middle aged guy. Diana and mary both approve of her marriage, but jane receives no response from st. The book is different from most of the movies just by its feel. Its chaste heroines and dark brooding heroes prowl the gloomy shadows of crepuscular castles, and doomy secrets stir in the corners. 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.
Jane eyre orphaned as a young girl, jane is a shy, godfearing woman who longs for love but doesnt believe she will ever actually see it happen to her. Reeds ghost in the redroom is a figment of janes stressedout mind, while bertha is the demon in thornfield. Shes taken in by a nice family and then we get flashbacks throughout the movie that shows us her past, starting from her childhood and ending with her. Jane is ten years old, an outsider in the reed family. Widely considered a classic, it gave a new truthfulness to the victorian novel with its realistic portrayal of the inner life of a woman, noting her struggles with her natural desires and social condition. Jane eyre, novel by charlotte bronte, first published in 1847. Both as an orphan at gateshead and as a governess at thornfield, jane holds a position that is. The 1983 miniseries with zelah clarke and timothy dalton covers the book most completely and accurately followed closely by the 1973 series with sorcha cusack and michael jayston. Jane eyre follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to.
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