Jane Eyre

When I first heard director Zeffirelli was going to film Bronte's classic novel, I immediately thought that he was an odd choice for the project. Zeffirelli has a tendency of making everything look beautiful and I did not think he... Full review

What was Franco Zeffirelli thinking? Was Hollywood responsible for this travesty, or can I take comfort in the idea that someone who didn't speak English as a first language just completely missed the point of Charlotte Bronte's classic? I don't think... Full review

I saw the movie before I read the book. Usually this means that you prefer one of them, but in this case I like them both as they are. When a novel is filmed, the result will be a kind... Full review

This version is pretty insipid, I'm afraid. Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books and has been since childhood, but William Hurt's weary, throwaway acting style is completely unsuitable to the bold passion of Edward Rochester and poor Charlotte... Full review

I've seen 3 versions of this movie after having read Charlotte Bronte's book. The first was with Orson Wells as Mr. Rochester, the second with Ciaran Hinds, followed by William Hurt's version. Hurt's Rochester is the only one who didn't... Full review

Bronte's novel JANE EYRE has been brought to screen several times so far. This adaptation filmed by Franco Zeffirelli seems to me the most individual one. The director does not copy the book but entails his personal feelings and evaluations... Full review

I've seen this particular film adaptation of Jane Eyre four times, and I'm still not tired of it. As a faithful fan of the book Jane Eyre, I could not be more pleased with the cast and their faithfulness to... Full review

What made the idea of seeing this movie so attractive was the hope that it would live up to Charlotte Bronte's brilliance of the original classic story. I was deeply disappointed to find that this movie, which seemed to be... Full review

I love the story of Jane Eyre so much, to insult anything that has to do with this beloved character is not easy to say. But I must say how disappointed I was with this adaptation. William Hurt was a... Full review

I watched this film shortly after re-reading the novel. I was positively intoxicated by it: the music, the acting, the actors, the plot. For the first time ever, I was enjoying Jane Eyre. Then, suddenly, the movie was ending. The... Full review

So it is baffling to have to report that Zeffirelli's version of "Jane Eyre" suffers from, of all things, a shortage of intense, identifiable passion. Yes, Jane should be plain, but she doesn't have to be glum, sullen and dull as a stick in the bargain. ... Full Review

Prior to her boarding-school years, Jane is shown to be spirited and independent, refusing to buckle when treated cruelly by her wicked aunt (Fiona Shaw), a sequence that echoes "Cinderella. In the process, however, he has kept the emotion in "Jane Eyre" perhaps a bit too restrained and the characters a bit too distant. ... Full Review

Though "Jane Eyre" is a handsome, well-crafted movie, it misses the mystery of the former and the passion of the latter. Zeffirelli, who wallowed so ecstatically in the operatic excesses of "La Traviata," is suddenly as sensible as the sober Jane. ... Full Review

But he keeps his distance, and through what follows -- Rochester's bed catching fire; his courting of the beautiful Blanche Ingram; the biting misfortune that befalls mysterious visitor Richard Mason -- you never quite know what Jane and Rochester are thinking about each other. ... Full Review

As played by Charlotte Gainsbourg , Jane's wide mouth and deep-seteyes make her look in the mirror with despair. Jane Eyre's world must seem an ominousand forbidding place, charged with implied sexuality. ... Full Review

Ellen Page is set to bring one of the most iconic characters in 19th century literature to life on the big screen. BBC Films has signed the Halifax native, who nabbed an Oscar nomination this year for her starring role... ... Full Article

When we want to see "Jane Eyre", we can buy the 1934 version from Sinister Cinema or we can rent the 1944 all-star classic from Fox Video or we can watch the 1970 telefeature that turns up every so often... ... Full Article

It's not the ``Jane Eyre'' you might expect from Zeffirelli, who came to prominence directing operas and whose films are often big and lush. In fact, ``Jane Eyre'' might be the only Zeffirelli movie that can be called bland at... ... Full Article