(She also starred in Rebecca, based on the Daphne du Maurier novel which seems at least partially inspired by Jane Eyre.) Fontaine's Jane is much too meek and is really overpowered by Welles' Rochester. I wasn't particularly impressed with Joan Fontaine as Jane, though.
I was also delighted to see Agnes Moorehead, a young Elizabeth Taylor, the little girl from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Peggy Ann Garner) and child actress Margaret O'Brien, adorable as Adele. He is great as Rochester he can carry off the speeches and he has the right amount of darkness and intensity to him. The movie version I chose to watch was the 1944 adaptation, mostly because it stars Orson Welles, and I really like him.
You can analyze a lot more about the various themes of the novel, like what it says about religion, morality, duty, forgiveness, and marriage, but I was happy enough to read through the rest because I really liked Jane and Rochester, and I wanted to see their love story play out. Maybe I like him because Jane does, or because they do seem like a well-matched pair of intellectual equals. Rochester, despite his dubious past and the way he deceived Jane. If you don't like Jane, you will probably not enjoy the novel, but I really liked Jane. All I can assume is that she was struck and in shock, but coming to know the characters I think more would have been said and thought during this critical time. The only time it didn't work for me was when the big secret is revealed during this time things seemed a bit rushed and Jane's reactions didn't come until later. The way it's written (as a first-person account of Jane telling the reader her story) felt very intimate and interesting. Since I did know how the story would go, I was afraid that reading through the book would be tedious, but I actually enjoyed it very much. Seriously, there should have been a spoiler warning with it - surely there are some people reading the book for the first time with no idea what it's about who would like to enjoy a few surprises.) (It's a good thing I knew the secret, too, since my copy of the book included an introduction by Joyce Carol Oates that revealed all the major plot details and many of the twisty bits. Come celebrate Georgiana, a historical figure with connections to the royal family and to Chatsworth.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!) I wanted to get to it right away.īefore reading or seeing Jane Eyre, I did have some idea of the general plot: Jane is a governess who comes to work in a creepy house for a brooding man with a big secret. A collection of Georgiana articles, reviews, and media lists, with added personal reflections. Georgiana Circle curator Kimberly Wilder authored an eBook. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide $0.99. …Playing up the horror/thriller undertones of the 19th century story, this is Jane Eyre filtered through the mind of Alejandro Amenábar or Dario Argento, and therefore makes it more than worthy of geek attention… -Den of Geek Fairfax and Imogen Poots as Blanche Ingram, and is directed by Cary Fukunaga… -MTV Movies Blogĭen of Geek points out that, with the style of this movie, there is a chance that Geeks and science fiction fans will be interested…
The film stars Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, Fassbender as Mr. …The trailer for the film, though, seems to play the whole story off as a horror-thriller - which, I guess, we could argue that it is… MTV is interested in Jane Eyre! Hope that gets young women reading the novel, and then thinking about independence, adventure and/or writing their own stories! And, the movie trailer has just come out…Īnd, here is my new video on the subject of Jane Eyre: And, I am so excited to hear that the new movie, with Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, is coming to American theaters in March 2011. My favorite Jane Eyre so far has been the 2006 BBC miniseries. While author Jane Austen, and the character Jane Eyre, both lived after the time of Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Circle readers may know I love works by Jane Austen, and works based on Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte’s character) very much. Note! The Jane Eyre movie is coming out in select theaters. Photos and report back from my trip into NYC to see the premier of Jane Eyre.