Jane Eyre (1996)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Franco Zeffirelli

Writers:

Charlotte Brontë (novel)
Hugh Whitemore (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The passionate tale of forbidden secrets!

Plot:

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls...

Plot Keywords:

Aunt | Teacher | Orphan | Love | Governess

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Anna Paquin	...	Young Jane Eyre
Nic Knight	...	John Reed
Nicola Howard	...	Eliza Reed
Sasha Graff	...	Georgiana Reed
Fiona Shaw	...	Mrs. Reed
John Wood	...	Mr. Brocklehurst
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Miss Scatcherd
Amanda Root	...	Miss Temple
Leanne Rowe	...	Helen Burns
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Jane Eyre
Richard Warwick	...	John
Judith Parker	...	Leah
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. Fairfax
Joséphine Serre	...	Adele (as Josephine Serre)
Billie Whitelaw	...	Grace Poole
William Hurt	...	Rochester
Simon Beresford	...	Henry Eshton
Chris Larkin	...	Frederick Lynn
Elle Macpherson	...	Blanche Ingram
Miranda Forbes	...	Lady Ingram
Ann Queensberry	...	Lady Lynn
Sheila Burrell	...	Lady Eshton
Sara Stevens	...	Amy Eshton
Oriane Messina	...	Louisa Eshton
Marissa Dunlop	...	Mary Ingram
Julian Fellowes	...	Colonel Dent
Barry Martin	...	Sir George Lynn
Walter Sparrow	...	Lord Eshton
Steffan Boje	...	Party Guest
Golda Broderick	...	Mrs. Bennett
Edward de Souza	...	Mason (as Edward De Souza)
John Tranter	...	Dr. Carter
Samuel West	...	St. John Rivers
Charlotte Attenborough	...	Mary Rivers
Ralph Nossek	...	Reverend Wood
Peter Woodthorpe	...	Briggs
Maria Schneider	...	Bertha

Directed by
Franco Zeffirelli

Writing credits
Charlotte Brontë		(novel)
Hugh Whitemore		(screenplay) and
Franco Zeffirelli		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joyce Herlihy	....	associate producer
Jean-François Lepetit	....	co-producer (as Jean Francois Lepetit)
Dyson Lovell	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
Giovannella Zannoni	....	co-producer
Guy East	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Riccardo Tozzi	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Claudio Capponi
Alessio Vlad

Cinematography by
David Watkin

Film Editing by
Richard Marden

Casting by
Noel Davis

Production Design by
Roger Hall

Art Direction by
Dennis Bosher
Raimonda Gaetani

Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department
Maria Teresa Corridoni	....	hair stylist
Judy Mitchell	....	makeup artist
Sarah Monzani	....	makeup artist
Martin Samuel	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Angela Allen	....	post-production supervisor
Riccardo Cardarelli	....	production manager
Ray Freeborn	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Benson	....	first assistant director
Peter Freeman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Maria Teresa Girosi	....	first assistant director
Peter Heslop	....	second assistant director
Paul Higgins	....	third assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Allenby	....	property master
Dennis Bovington	....	construction manager
Karen Brookes	....	set dresser
Adam O'Neill	....	draughtsman
Brian Read	....	property buyer
John Rose	....	storyboard artist
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Stan Fiferman	....	foley artist
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Stephenson	....	sound mixer
Nicholas Stevenson	....	sound editor
Tim J. Carroll	....	consultant: Dolby Digital (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeff Clifford	....	special effects
Ricky Farns	....	special effects (uncredited)
Martin Gutteridge	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunt coordinator
Joss Gower	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Atherfold	....	camera trainee
Robert Binnall	....	first assistant camera
Derek V. Browne	....	director of photography: second unit
Fred Brown	....	best boy (as Freddie Brown)
Clive Coote	....	still photographer
Tommy Finch	....	gaffer (as Tom Finch)
Wick Finch	....	gaffer: second unit
Clive Prior	....	second assistant camera
Jimmy Turrell	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Paula Chevallet	....	casting: France
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Oded Levy	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke	....	costume trainee
Jenny Hawkins	....	wardrobe assistant
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Dan Edelstein	....	supervising editor
Kevin Holt	....	second assistant editor
Matthew Tucker	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stefano Arnaldi	....	orchestrator
Claudio Capponi	....	orchestrator
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	music coordinator
Claudio Messina	....	music producer
Graham Sutton	....	music editor
Alessio Vlad	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Angela Allen	....	script supervisor
Sabrina Canale	....	personal assistant: Franco Zeffirelli
Juliette Caron	....	dialogue coach
Sheila Carter	....	choreographer
Marcello Daciano	....	script supervisor
Noola Delaney	....	location manager
Wayne Docksey	....	animal master
Wayne Docksey	....	farm animals (as Wayne Doxey)
Francesca Dowd	....	production assistant
Lorraine Fennell	....	production coordinator
Debbie Kaye	....	horses and carriages
Gerard Naprous	....	riding horses
Rachel Neale	....	location manager
Caroline Pope	....	choreographer
Tristan Whalley	....	international publicity
Colin Bishop	....	post-production script (uncredited)
V. Renee Taylor	....	mix assistant: New York (uncredited)

Thanks
Roger Arar	....	special thanks
Marian Davis	....	special thanks
Carol Levi	....	special thanks
Maggie Pope	....	special thanks
Giuseppe Proietti	....	special thanks
Alberto Soffientini	....	special thanks
Rita Vergantini	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cineritino S.r.L.
• Flach Film
• Mediaset
• Miramax Films
• RCS Editori S.p.A.
• Rochester

Distributors

• Líder Films (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• Aquarius TV (2001) (Greece) (TV)
• Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
• Gativideo (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• SF Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Sociedad Kino Visión (Spain)

Special Effects

• Effects Associates
• The Mill (digital film effects)

Other Companies

• AGFA  negative
• Audiosend Communications  walkie talkies
• Brontë Parsonage Museum  thanks
• Brontë Society, The  thanks
• Cosprop  costumes
• D&D Transport  transport
• Ealing Travel  travel
• Grip House  grip equipment
• Kodak  film stock
• Lavish Location  locations
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Limolux Transportation  transport
• Peter Govey Film Opticals  titles
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Silent Movies  catering
• Telefilm Video Services  video transfer
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (USA) (complete title)
Jane Eyre (France)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Italy | UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Germany:6 (bw) | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Brimham Rocks, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Cineritino S.r.L.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Mrs. Fairfax puts down the photograph of a young Mr. Rochester in his bedroom, the boom pole is reflected in the photograph.

Quotes:

Mr. Rochester: Jane, you're a strange and almost unearthly thing.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Jane Eyre" (1963)

Great story, great actors, mismatched.

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 bring tears to my eyes. He is a wonderful actor, but it's as if this part was not suited to him. Mr. Rochester is a man of passion, pain, and jealousy; none of which were reflected in this story. The story is great, the actors are great, but story and actors are mismatched in this film. Another disservice is the failure of the movie to maintain the integrity of the book. Jane leaves Thornefield twice; once on the death of her aunt, and once again when left at the alter. In Bronte's book, Jane's travels and subsequent proposal of marriage after being left at the alter are somewhat cumbersome, but necessary to support her final return to Rochester, being willing to be with him under any terms. Unfortunately, these adventures are apparently difficult to incorporate into a film. Charlotte Gainsbourg's performance is the only one I've seen, and I'm anxious to follow her career. She seems to have the ability to well play suppressed emotion.