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Mia Wosikowska, Michael Fassbender, Dame Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins

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GemmaBeeBee

I love that you have only seen Sally Hawkins in roles where she is a complete and utter cow! Have you never seen Padddington!?

Clare Manion

OMG - I’m so, so glad you guys enjoyed this movie! And since you didn’t know the story, it was a lot of fun to hear you guess at what was going to happen next :) The book - Yes! Charlotte Bronte published under a male name at first, ‘Currer Bell.’ Her sisters also used male names, as well as the last name Bell. All three were brilliant authors. ‘Jane Eyre’ was a shocking novel for the time. It addresses a variety of dark themes, romantic passions (scandalous!), violence, mental illness... Like the literary equivalent of Beethoven. Gothic-ness - You’re absolutely right! While this wasn’t the first gothic novel, it is an influential one. Especially so when it comes to the trope of ‘madwoman in the attic’/being haunted by the first wife… Which we see again in stores like Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ and Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’ which one of you had recommended a while back. As to the story and movie, I think this is a fantastic adaptation. All of the characters are fascinating, and I think that really comes through. Plus, they kept a good chunk of the original dialogue, which is so gorgeously written. And the cinematography…and the music… *le sigh*. Such wonderful stuff. Thank you so much for watching!

Ben Gilbert

The part of Helen Burns, the girl who befriended Jane at school, was played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1949 movie.

JustALilTired

Jane Eyre is my favorite classic novel! There are several great adaptations and this is one of my favorites. It’s quite true to the story although plenty of details are left out. The lead actress in this was in another incredible gothic romance by Guillermo del Toro called Crimson Peak, highly recommend that one as well.

Ben Gilbert

There is a book and movie Wide Sargasso Sea which is a prequel to Jane Eyre. It's about Rochester's wife in Jamaica and how they met. The book is worth reading but I would skip the movie.

Tarryn Harris

From what i remember, in the novel the Red room was where the uncle died which is why Jane is scared to be in it alone. So while it isnt horror in reality but it is gothic horror based on her internal fears and the why people around her behave.

Just Lily

This is a flawless adaptation. Especially impressive considering it's a movie and only has two hours - most of the time mini series are better adaptations. Whoever wrote the script was able to include all the important stuff and also original dialogue, it basically evokes the spirit of the book and all it stood for. The idea to mess with the timelines was brilliant as well, it allowed for the watcher to fill out any blanks, we didn't need to see all the home stuff or orphanage stuff, we can ourselves imagine how awful it was. The cinematography, the authenticity of all the places, costumes, makeup....And of course the acting is phenomenal, Mia and Michael are perfectly cast, just as I imagined them. The movie looked and felt the way reading the book felt. It's very rare to see such a faithful adaptation. If only we could get the same movie adaptations for Pride and Prejudice, Wutherring Heights etc.

Lyla

This is the perfect comment. Sums up exactly why this is my favourite adaptation, of one of my favourite novels

Biff McKeldin

Another great reaction. Thank you both!! Definitely the best adaptation of JANE EYRE that I've seen (even if my favorite will always be the 1943 Hollywood version -- with Orson Welles as Rochester). It's quite faithful to the novel (which I re-read just six weeks ago), but it alters the structure to give it the flash back sequence. The novel is styled as an "autobiography" and the events are linear. The use of a flashback structure really works in this adaptation as it can give brief portions of Jane's backstory economically. BTW, Charlotte initially published under the name Currer Bell... Emily was Ellis Bell and Anne was Acton Bell.

ScarlettMi

This reminds me that you guys had been thinking about doing Downton Abbey reactions at some point, right? Or did I entirely imagine that.

Suzanne Whyte

This was always my favourite of the Brontë novels. I read it half a dozen times as a kid but it might be time for a reread. The film is a great adaptation but there are some differences based on my distant recollection. Rochester was a lot more scarred from the fire as well as blind. Their reunion in the book was more emotional and affecting, I think. .St John wasn’t actually that bad but he was devout and he rejected a woman he loved because she wasn’t a suitable missionary wife. He didn’t have feelings for Jane. He just thought she had the qualities that he needed in a wife so he was disappointed and thought she was making a mistake when she rejected him. The ending felt a bit abrupt. I like to imagine that they collected Adele from whatever school she was sent to, get married and went on a tour of Europe. Maybe they head to Madeira and enjoy some sun at Jane’s property.

Suzanne Whyte

They saw her in Made in Dagenham where she played a lovely character. Her look and accent was very different in that though.

Suzanne Whyte

Objectively Jane Eyre isn’t that romantic. Jane is starved for affection and falls for her grumpy boss who is twice her age and openly insults his loyal housekeeper and illegitimate daughter (Adele is totally his daughter from his French mistress). He seduces and attempts to marry Jane despite knowing that if the marriage was revealed to be invalid, she would be considered a fallen woman and any children they had would be illegitimate. Teen me thought he was great and that he loved Jane too much to be parted from her but sensible adult me thinks if he really loved her he would have told her the truth and sent her away to protect her. It still has more of a claim to being a romance than Wuthering Heights though.

Jeff

A few of us had suggested it, at least to try season 1, but I'm not sure if it's still on their list.

Clare Manion

Love your idea for the epilogue! That’s cannon now :)

Youtalkingtome

Yeah, it really isn't that romantic is it? It's such a compelling story, it's easy to get caught up in it

Youtalkingtome

I had no idea that Orson Welles was in an adaptation of this. I'm very curious to check that out

Youtalkingtome

This was such a fun blind watch. I genuinely do wanna read the novel now. I've been thinking about this since we watched it

Ben Gilbert

She was a successful child actress, starring in films such as Lassie Come Home, National Velvet, and Life With Father.

Mariska Costeris

The gothic element is very strong in the novel. The red room scene, where they lock her up as a child made such an impact on me.

Biff McKeldin

He's excellent (of course). The movie suffers a bit from the Hollywoodization of the material, and it really shortens the story (for example the whole Rivers segment is entirely removed -- instead having Jane -- once she leaves Rochester -- find her way back to Gateshead and her Aunt Reed, which then plays out very similarly to the novel and later adaptations). But in the older film's favor, is its ability to maintain the novel's "character types." The advantage of mid-20th century cinema conventions is that they have more in common with Victorian literary conventions (this is even truer in adaptations of Dickens which modern filmmakers just don't get). In addition like the 2011 version, the cinematography is *outstanding* but in a completely different way... black & white noirish elements which are very effective, playing up the novel's vaguely "horror" like atmosphere. If you do watch it please post your opinions, I'd love to hear them!!