![]() I quite liked the sarcasm of William Hurt in the 1996 version, and Mr. At first, I thought Toby was disappointing. Though we see her silent face many times, we have no problem guessing exactly what she is feeling. "That face," comments Toby Stephens' Rochester. Her face speaks volumes as she says nothing. But it became clearer and clearer, and by far she is the most human and understandable Jane yet. When Ruth Wilson took the scene, I didn't see at first how she was the unearthly Jane I had read. Georgie Henley is scarily mature - more than she has a right to be - and her understanding of young Jane's gravity and passion was wonderfully portrayed. Yes, much of Jane's past is missing, but what is there is captivating. As I waited patiently for each hour of more Jane, I grew to admire the way the book was handled. Give me back nine.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Jane, I have need of it. I shall advertise.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Devil, you will! Advertise! I wish I'd only offered you a sovereign, not ten whole pounds. You're going to prevail upon that miserable family to find you a new situation. You have as good as said you intend to be married.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Really? That has been settled then, has it? You've decided that Miss Ingram is to be my bride. But you still owe me five.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Then, come back for it.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Sir, I have to ask you something else, a matter of business. Take your wages.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: You're right. I have no change.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: I don't want change, Jane. I haven't given you any salary yet, remember? How much have you, Jane, in whole the world?Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Here, take fifty pounds. I cannot set a time on that.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Of course, you'll go. ![]() But promise me, you'll not stay with this undeserving aunt more than a week. I'll only be gone two weeks, I hope.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Two weeks? That's not possible.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Very well. She's now struck down with his misfortune. So why does she suddenly want to see you now? And she did not like me.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: And she sent you to Lowood without so much as a word or a visit in nearly ten years. Jane Eyre: My aunt cast me out when I went away to school. She's my uncle's wife.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: Uncle? You told me you had no family. ![]() Udp:// Eyre: Sir, I need to have a leave of absence for a week or two, to see a sick lady who's asked for me.Įdward Fairfax Rochester: What sick lady? The screenplay and Direction did little if anycredit to the classic story. The story was unappealing and forthose who did not read the book, I cannot imagine that this story would bethe least bit interesting. The titlecharacter seemed dry and uninspired. Her struggle to find food and shelter, hershame at having to beg for bread, the threat of freezing to death in thecold, all to get away from a man she loved were, in my opinion, poignantparts of the story that were simply left out of this movie. The woman in this movie did not seem to have much to triumph over,including one of the greatest parts of the story when Jane runs away fromThornfield and Mr. Alsomissingwas Jane Eyre's charismatic sense of self, which enabled her to sufferthrough her turmoil and triumph over all. Rochester, seemed to be eithermissing from the screenplay or left on the cutting room floor. Much of the witty back and forth betweenthe main characters, Jane Eyre and Mr. I was deeply disappointed to find that this movie, which seemed tobe either written or filmed in great haste, had not the qualities that madethe original novel so powerful. What made the idea of seeing this movie so attractive was the hope that itwould live up to Charlotte Bronte's brilliance of the original classicstory. ![]()
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