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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419805240
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 141980524X
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 19, 2005
Running Time: 311 minutes
Sales Rank: 4269
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
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Product Description:
Jane Eyre (Zelah Clarke) is a mistreated orphan who learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence. Her first job in the outside world is governess to the ward of Mr. Rochester (Timothy Dalton) a man of many secrets and mercurial moods. The tentative trust between them slowly develops into romance but their hopes for happiness will soon be jeopardized by a terrible secret .Running Time: 330 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051218926
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Jane Eyre--the mother of all gothic romances--gets abundant passion in this 11-episode BBC miniseries. Young Sian Pattenden is wonderfully willful and impetuous; viewers will immediately identify with the child Jane as she fights against ill-treatment at the home of her aunt and at boarding school. It's a shame to see her grow up into Zelah Clarke--until Clarke asserts her own quiet yet fierce spirit. The plot really starts rolling when Jane takes a position as governess at Thornfield, a handsome estate owned by the imperious and tortured Mr. Rochester (Timothy Dalton, a few years before he became James Bond). From there, this 1983 adaptation rips through the perilous highs and devastating lows of Charlotte Bronte's powerful novel, in which the courtship of these two prickly personalities gets twists and turns galore. Though the visual style is a bit pedestrian, the well-crafted script and skillful performances grow more gripping with every episode. The necessary feverishness springs from simple yet effective means, like macabre laughter floating down the halls of Thornfield. The scenes between Clarke and Dalton crackle with chemistry; Bronte fans will not be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I rarely stood up from my chair
It was like reading a good book, well in this case, it was like reading Jane Eyre by Bronte. With a good book, I couldn't put it down.. with a good tv adaptation, I couldn't stop the dvd.
Timothy Dalton may not be the Rochester I was imagining from the book, but he surprised me. He fit the character. Dalton is my favorite Rochester. As for Zelah, she was fantastic as Jane. No one could have picked a better Jane.
I gave this 5 stars for the overall content of the DVD, the ... Read More
Rating: - Best ever production of Jane Eyre
I think this production of Jane Eyre is the best ever. I have seen them all. If you enjoy the beauty of the prose of Charlotte Bronte, you will truly appreciate the dialog. It is almost verbatim from the book. After watching this, you will not be able to watch any other version. Enjoy!
Rating: - Charlotte Bronte would be proud
This is the most faithful adaption of Bronte's Jane Eyre I've seen. The script lifted right out of the book and all of the characterization is dead on. The producers aptly cast Timothy Dalton and Zelda Clark, and I am completley puzzled by the "Zelda hate" that so crudely peppers the negative reviews. She was certainly not unattractive (calling her ugly is so tacky), nor was she a bad actress, in my opinion she is the best in the roll to date.
The only critiscism I grant the naysayers is in the ... Read More
Rating: - Loved it!
This is a wonderful adaptation of the book. I was delighted to see the extra scenes that had been left off of the VHS version. My only quibbles are 1)I wish that there had been even more scenes between Jane and Rochester from the book and 2)the ending leaves something to be desired also. Overall, my favorite version of the book.
Rating: - best rochester ever!!!
There could never be a better Rochester than Timothy Dalton. He was perfect for the part.....he brought to life a brooding, dark, and mysterious persona to what is a really difficult character to portray.... this movie deserves top rating and 10 more stars out of all the Jane Eyre remakes. Top acting on his part. (And also the rest of the cast). Hats off to Timothy Dalton! Also, this is the very best Jane Eyre movie ever made.
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