Jane Eyre (2011)

A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.

Director:

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Writers:

Charlotte Brontë (novel), Moira Buffini (screenplay)

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mia Wasikowska	...	Jane Eyre
Jamie Bell	...	St John Rivers
Su Elliot	...	Hannah (as Su Elliott)
Holliday Grainger	...	Diana Rivers
Tamzin Merchant	...	Mary Rivers
Amelia Clarkson	...	Young Jane
Craig Roberts	...	John Reed
Sally Hawkins	...	Mrs. Reed
Lizzie Hopley	...	Miss Abbot
Jayne Wisener	...	Bessie
Freya Wilson	...	Eliza Reed
Emily Haigh	...	Georgiana Reed
Simon McBurney	...	Mr. Brocklehurst
Sandy McDade	...	Miss Scatcherd
Freya Parks	...	Helen Burns

Storyline

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

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Plot Keywords:

yorkshire | character name as title | secret | governess | friendship | 

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Taglines:

She sought refuge... and found a place haunted by secrets.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

22 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Džeine Eir

Filming Locations:

Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$182,885, 13 March 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$11,242,660

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,710,627

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, BBC Films, Ruby Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The location used for the Reed's home, Gateshead, is the same house where Gosford Park (2001) was filmed.

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Goofs

At one point, Jane tells Adèle to come with her and refers to Adèle as "Madame" rather than the proper form of "Mademoiselle" which is used for a young, unmarried girl.

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Quotes

Young Jane: You said I was a liar. I'm not. If I were I'd have said I loved you, and I don't. I dislike you less than anybody in the world. People think you are good, but you are bad, and hard-hearted. I will let everyone know what you have done.
Mrs. Reed: Children must be corrected for their faults.
Young Jane: Deceit is not my fault.
Mrs. Reed: You are passionate.
Young Jane: Uncle Reed is in heaven. So are my mother and father. They know how you hate me and wish me dead. They can see, they see everything you do, and they will judge you Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Reed: ...

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Connections

Version of Jane Eyre (1943)

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Soundtracks

Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op.7, First Movement: 'Allegro Molto E Con Brio'
(1796)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dario Marianelli

User Reviews

disappointment

The story isn't well told. Situations come and go without connection as if all the audience had read the book. They had eliminated things that, in the opinion of the writer, may be garbage (which makes the situation worse)...

We are not given the opportunity to be involved in the relationship Jane/Rochester because there is any chemistry between them. There is no gradation in their relationship! Where is Grace Pole and the suspicious laughter? (They have been ignored.) Rochester has no charisma! There is no real excitement, except in the scene where they expose their love. The following scene: marriage/ discovery of the secret happens with a rate that ruins any climax! Mia Wasikowska: seems that her talent really only appears in the most dramatic scenes in which she had to use tears. Moreover, in the rest of the film her expression and facial changes are scarce.

Is a disappointment because this movie adds nothing. a movie is much more than its technical side ...

If you want to see a real adaptation see the one made by BBC in 2006