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Cast

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Sorcha Cusack ... Jane Eyre (5 episodes, 1973)
Michael Jayston ... Edward Rochester (5 episodes, 1973)
Hazel Clyne ... Leah (4 episodes, 1973)
Zara Jaber ... Grace Poole (4 episodes, 1973)
Megs Jenkins ... Mrs. Fairfax (4 episodes, 1973)
Ronald Mayer ... John (4 episodes, 1973)
Isabelle Rosin ... Adèle (4 episodes, 1973)
Jean Harvey ... Mrs. Reed (3 episodes, 1973)
Anna Korwin ... Sophie (3 episodes, 1973)
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UK:275 min (5 parts)
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Jane Eyre: Oh sir, it is past eleven o'clock. I must go.
Edward Rochester: No, stay. I am not here, remember. So we are free.
Jane Eyre: Oh, but Miss Ingram is expecting your return from business this evening.
Edward Rochester: [takes Jane's hand] What if she does?
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Absolutely the best adaptation of the novel, 17 July 2000
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Author: Rosabel from Ottawa, Canada

No other film version of "Jane Eyre" can touch this one for fidelity to the book and excellence of performance. Michael Jayston is the perfect Mr. Rochester - he looks the part, attractive yet not too pretty, and able to convince us of his hidden good qualities under a rough and abrasive exterior. Sorcha Cusack is wonderful as Jane - exactly what Charlotte Bronte set out to create, a plain, retiring heroine whose personality blazes through and captivates us. This version gives us the ENTIRE story, from Jane's deprived childhood and years at Lowood School to her life at Thornfield with Mr. Rochester. It even treats seriously the interlude with her cousins, St. John Rivers and his sisters, something film versions of the novel usually try to minimize or alter completely. Paradoxically, this actually works and makes sense, although it is an interruption in the more interesting Jane-Rochester story. The dialogue and narration are often taken directly from the novel, with just some abbreviation. I wish this version would appear on video - it is FAR superior to any of the others made for TV or the big screen. If you see it being broadcast (it turns up on Canadian TV sometimes) don't miss it.

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Did you like it only for being so close to the book? dreamwork15
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