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Jane Eyre

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)
A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
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A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.

  • Director
    • Cary Joji Fukunaga
  • Writers
    • Moira Buffini
    • Charlotte Brontë
  • Stars
    • Mia Wasikowska
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Jamie Bell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    91K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,201
    432
    • Director
      • Cary Joji Fukunaga
    • Writers
      • Moira Buffini
      • Charlotte Brontë
    • Stars
      • Mia Wasikowska
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Jamie Bell
    • 244User reviews
    • 243Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Mia Wasikowska
    Mia Wasikowska
    • Jane Eyre
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Rochester
    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • St John Rivers
    Su Elliot
    • Hannah
    • (as Su Elliott)
    Holliday Grainger
    Holliday Grainger
    • Diana Rivers
    Tamzin Merchant
    Tamzin Merchant
    • Mary Rivers
    Amelia Clarkson
    • Young Jane
    Craig Roberts
    Craig Roberts
    • John Reed
    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Mrs. Reed
    Lizzie Hopley
    • Miss Abbot
    Jayne Wisener
    Jayne Wisener
    • Bessie
    Freya Wilson
    Freya Wilson
    • Eliza Reed
    Emily Haigh
    Emily Haigh
    • Georgiana Reed
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Mr. Brocklehurst
    Sandy McDade
    Sandy McDade
    • Miss Scatcherd
    Freya Parks
    Freya Parks
    • Helen Burns
    Edwina Elek
    • Miss Temple
    Ewart James Walters
    • John
    • Director
      • Cary Joji Fukunaga
    • Writers
      • Moira Buffini
      • Charlotte Brontë
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    • Trivia
      The location of Jane Eyre's cottage was so isolated that there was no mobile phone reception. A member of the crew had to be stationed in a nearby phone booth with a walkie talkie in case the crew needed anything. He didn't complain, however, as the local residents brought him tea and biscuits throughout the day.
    • Goofs
      The teacup that Jane is drinking out of is Belleek. Belleek porcelain was first produced in 1863 and was not widely available outside Ireland until the mid-1860s while the blue mark on Jane's cup was first used in 1993.
    • Quotes

      Jane Eyre: I have lived a full life here. I have not been trampled on. I have not been petrified. I have not been excluded from every glimpse of what is bright. I have known you, Mr. Rochester, and it strikes me with anguish to be torn from you.

      Rochester: Then why must you leave?

      Jane Eyre: Because of your wife.

      Rochester: I have no wife.

      Jane Eyre: But you are to be married.

      Rochester: Jane, you must stay.

      Jane Eyre: I'm become nothing to you?...

      [near tears]

      Jane Eyre: Am I a machine with out feelings? Do you think that because I am poor, plain, obscure, and little that I am souless and heartless? I have as much soul as you and full as much heart. And if God had possessed me with beauty and wealth, I could make it as hard for you to leave me as it is for I to leave you... I'm not speaking to you through mortal flesh. It is my spirit that addresses your spirit, as if we'd have passed through the grave and stood at God's feet equal. As we are.

      Rochester: [taking her arms] As we are.

      Jane Eyre: [trying to pull away] I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.

      Rochester: Than let you will decide your destiny. I offer you my hand, my heart. Jane, I ask you to pass through life at my side. You are my equal and my likeness... Will you marry me?

      Jane Eyre: Are you mocking me?

      Rochester: Do you doubt me?

      Jane Eyre: Entirely.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.8 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Flamme Vengeresse
      From Act 3 of "Le Domino Noir" (1837)

      Music by Daniel-François Auber

      Libretto by Eugène Scribe

      Performed by Romy Settbon Moore

      Arranged by Andrew McKenna

    User reviews244

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    9/10
    A worthy new version of "Jane Eyre" with marvelous visuals and excellent performances
    Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" has been my favorite book since I was 11 years old. The tale of a feisty orphan-girl-turned-governess who finds true love in a spooky mansion and ultimately redeems a tormented hero has made it to the top of every "Best Love Stories" list since it was first published in 1847, and with good reason. It's the perfect Gothic novel, melding mystery, horror, and the classic medieval castle setting with heart-stopping romance.

    There have been at least 18 film versions of "Jane Eyre" and 9 made-for-television movies--27 in all! I have seen most of them, some multiple times–-both out of my deep love for the tale, and as part of the research for my novel "The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë," the true story of Charlotte's remarkable life, her inspiration behind "Jane Eyre," and her turbulent, real-life romance.

    Every screen version of JANE EYRE has its merits. I especially loved Timothy Dalton's portrayal of Mr. Rochester in the 1983 mini-series, and the 2006 Masterpiece Theatre mini-series starring Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. I was very curious to see how the new JANE EYRE adaptation from Focus Films would measure up. I am happy to report that the film, which I saw last night at an advance screening, is very good indeed, with marvelous visuals, terrific performances, and enough unique elements to make it a worthy new addition.

    The most notable distinction that sets this film apart from the rest is its structure. Rather than telling the tale in a linear fashion, it begins at a crisis moment later in the story, and tells the majority of the tale in flashback–-which works wonderfully well, enabling screenwriter Moira Buffini to effectively compress a long novel into a two-hour time span.

    The movie opens as Jane is fleeing Thornfield after having discovered Mr. Rochester's dark and heartbreaking secret. We fear for her as she becomes lost on the stormy moor. The mystery continues as St. John Rivers (well-played by a sympathetic yet appropriately stern Jamie Bell) and his sisters take her in. As Jane ruminates about the past events that led to her escape, we are treated to the story in flashback.

    The casting of Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre also sets this production apart, since she is closer in age than most actresses who've played the role to the character in the novel, who was about 18 years old in the Thornfield section. Although I wish Mia's Jane was a bit more "swoony" over Mr. Rochester earlier on (yes, she is supposed to be stoic, but I missed that phase where we get to see her blossom as she falls in love with him, and then is utterly crushed when she believes him to be in love with Miss Ingram), Mia truly inhabits the role, beautifully portraying Jane's sense of self-respect, integrity, and restraint, as well as her passion and vulnerability.

    Michael Fassbender embodies Mr. Rochester with the ideal blend of charisma and sinister brooding, while at the same time allowing glimpses of his underlying desperation and the wounded depths of his soul. Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Reed effectively portrays the icy ogre who menaces the young Jane (a spirited and appealing Amelia Clarkson.) And Judi Dench, as always, gives a superb performance as housekeeper Mrs. Fairfax.

    The film's locations do justice to the novel's often gloomy, atmospheric tone. Director Cary Fukunaga makes excellent use of Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, one of the oldest houses in England, as Thornfield Hall, emphasizing its dark, Gothic, masculine feel. The exterior locations--gardens, cliffs, craggy rocks, stone walls, and seemingly endless fields--make an arresting, dramatic backdrop for the story. You truly feel as though you are in the middle of nowhere.

    My only minor gripes are that when Mr. Rochester's secret is revealed, it feels a little too prettified, and the ending was too abrupt for me. But that aside, the filmmakers have done a masterful job translating the novel to the screen. I highly recommend it! --Syrie James
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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Chuyện Tình Nàng Jane Eyre
    • Filming locations
      • Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK(Thornfield Hall before the fire)
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • BBC Films
      • Ruby Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,242,660
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $182,885
      • Mar 13, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,710,627
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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