Rochester, with joan fontaine playing the title character. So, i approached watching this the way id approach doing homework. Jane eyre is a 1983 british television serial adaptation of charlotte brontes novel of the same name, produced by bbc and directed by julian amyes. You need a host of competent actors for the minor roles, good child actors and a brooding, fiery bronte hero for rochester, capable of attaching a variety of women and inspiring devotion in one of literatures great heroines. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of mr rochesters past are revealed. It was directed by robert stevenson and produced by the uncredited kenneth macgowan and orson welles. Jane eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at thornfield hall by the mysterious mr rochester. 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. She soon falls in love with the brooding owner, mr rochester.
The pic timothy dalton in jane eyre 1983 the book and the movie. It gets into details that a theatrical movie just cant do. Of course the movies cannot pack in as much in as a mini series but the 2011 version did a pretty good job. Timothy dalton and zelah clarke in jane eyre 1983 joby blanshard in jane eyre 1983 zelah clarke and roger walker in. Brontes novel jane eyre has been brought to screen several times so far. Jane gradually wins his heart but, before they can find happiness as man and wife, they must first overcome the dark secrets of his past. Daphne anderson, morris barry and richard borthwick, carol gilliesoriginal air date. Sleeping car 1933 madeleine carroll, ivor novello, stanley. A novel inspired by charlotte bronte s jane eyre full online. Jane eyre tv miniseries 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is very long but it is nice to take snippets its of it to watch over again. Deene park, located near corby, northamptonshire was used as the setting of rochesters thornfield hall. Jane eyre purists of the world, buy this dvd immediately. In my opinion, the 2007 jane eyre with ruth wilson and toby stephens is, for many reasons, the more satisfying film experience, but the general quality and length of this 1983 production make it.
The story of jane eyre, the plain quakerish governess is told from her childhood until she arrives at thornfield hall to tutor the young adele. It has a story that i can only describe as a meshing of beauty and the beast and rebecca. Greatest jane eyre movie, credits to zelah clarke and dalton. The serial stars zelah clarke as the title character, and timothy dalton as edward rochester. Twenty years after witnessing a bus full of students disappear, astrid runs into a man she recognizes as one of the victims and begins to investigate. Andrew bicknell, zelah clarke and timothy dalton, elaine donnelly, morag hoodoriginal air date. For my pin on this board my favourite role of tims edward rochester in jane eyre 1983 i think it is a glorious thing to have the hope of living with you, edward, because i love you. Timothy dalton as edward rochester, zelah clarke as jane eyre. Wonderful 1983 bbc adaptation of charlotte brontes novel, starring zelah clarke and timothy dalton.
Jane eyre by charlotte bronte full text free book part. Jane eyre is a widely filmed adaptation from the charlotte bronte book of the same name. Just about every adaptation ignores this whole side story but not this one. My 9th grade class watched a portion of it after reading the.
The first adaptation appeared not soon after the introduction of film itself. Jane eyre 1983 tv serial bbc episode 3directed by julian amyeswritten by. She later gave me it on dvd for christmas or birthday. Regardless of my feelings about zelah clarkes portrayal i still think this is worth 5.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Its easy to overlook the 1983 jane eyre adaptation when you have toby. Jane eyre 2011 hd full movie part 1 of 23 jane eyre 20. This adaptation filmed by franco zeffirelli seems to me the most individual one. See a complete list of the characters in jane eyre and indepth analyses of jane eyre, edward rochester, st.
However the full story is shown in this mini series and is the only production ive seen so far with the correct injuries at the end. Some other fans of the book had described this as the definitive film treatment. This wonderful 1983 bbc television production not a movie, as others have written here of the classic love story jane eyre, starring timothy dalton as rochester, and zelah clarke as jane, is the finest version that has been made to date, since it is the most faithful to the novel by charlotte bronte in both concept and dialogue. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. Jane eyre 1983 with timothy dalton and zelah clarke tle my favorite film adaptation. Sian pattenden, judy cornwell and alan coxoriginal air date. The 1983 version of jane eyre is the second adaptation of the novel that i saw and the first that i watched in full. Jane eyre 1983 tv serialbbc episode 6directed by julian amyeswritten by charlotte bronte. There have been many movie tv versions of jane eyre over the years i have now seen 5 3 tv mini series and 2 movies. Solid version of the book is more comprehensive than any film version but is a little too leisurely paced to be compelling. Joby blanshard, sylvia brayshay and joolia cappleman, carol gilliesoriginal air date. The first one i saw was the 1996 version, but only the second half, so that doesnt really count. Jane eyre 1983 tv serialbbc episode 1directed by julian. Jane eyre 1983 tv serialbbc episode 1directed by julian amyeswritten by charlotte bronte novel and alexander baron dramatisationoriginal music by paul readestars.
The 1983 version is the first i saw and all other jane eyre movies have suffered for it. Coscripted by aldous huxley, this early adaptation of jane eyre unspools like a horror movie, all looming gothic towers, slanting shadows, and bursts of orchestral bangcrash. Judy cornwell, kate david and zelah clarke, carol gilliesoriginal air date. She finds herself intrigued by and attracted to thornfields owner, the dark, sardonic natch mr. Ch miss bennet, my husband, thomas oriel garth junior. The director does not copy the book but entails his personal feelings and evaluations to the strange fate of jane eyre throughout the movie. Jane eyre the jane i grew up watching at my grandmothers house on vhs. I havent seen the 2006 version but i did see a clip on youtube and he was too flirty for my tastes.
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