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Jane Eyre - DVD

SKU: 5166759 | Release Date: 2/4/2003

Rating: PG for Adult Situations

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Rating: PG for Adult Situations
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1996
Length: 116 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Dramas
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

Director Franco Zeffirelli stresses emotional realism over gothic chills in this restrained adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic. The screenplay, by Zeffirelli and Hugh Whitmore, remains relatively faithful to the original story, beginning with a condensed look at the troubled childhood of young Jane (Anna Paquin) and her mistreatment by a cruel aunt (Fiona Shaw). The bulk of the film centers on Jane as an adult (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a prim governess who accepts a position at Thornfield Hall caring for the young Adele (Josephine Serre). There Jane also must deal with the estate's head, Edward Rochester (William Hurt), a mysteriously brooding yet oddly alluring older man. She finds herself drawn to Rochester, but their potential romance is threatened by Jane's fears and Rochester's internal torment. Rather than the spooky visuals of earlier adaptations, Zeffirelli and cinematographer David Watkins opt for a subdued gloominess, placing emphasis on Gainsbourg's and Hurt's wounded portrayals. Fans of the gothic will likely find Zeffirelli's interpretation anemic in comparison to the passionate 1944 version with Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles, though others may appreciate the more naturalistic and faithful approach. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

cc Theatrical trailer "All About Jane" special

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits: Willful and Obstinate [8:33]
2. Next to Godliness? [5:25]
3. Correcting Nature [5:42]
4. "Forever and Always" [5:15]
5. Starting Anew [8:05]
6. The Rochester Estate [3:51]
7. Aiding A Stranger? [7:33]
8. "Better Than Some" [2:42]
9. Shadows and Beauty [5:10]
10. Honoring Obligations [5:22]
11. "You're A Fool" [3:38]
12. A Party at Thornfield [2:39]
13. "It Is Not Her Fault" [6:40]
14. Guilt and Forgiveness [4:46]
15. "As I Promised" [6:43]
16. Regrets? [1:25]
17. Mrs. Rochester [5:36]
18. "Don't Leave Me, Jane!" [3:08]
19. Recovering Strength [5:28]
20. "Our Happiness, Complete" [4:12]
21. End Credits [5:56]

Cast

Elle MacPherson - Blanche
Joan Plowright - Mrs. Fairfax
Fiona Shaw - Mrs. Reed
Maria Schneider - Bertha
John Wood - Mr. Brocklehurst
Samuel West - St. John Rivers
Geraldine Chaplin - Miss Scatcherd
Edward de Souza - Mason
Billie Whitelaw - Grace Poole
Josephine Serre - Adele Varens
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Jane Eyre
William Hurt - Rochester
Anna Paquin - Young Jane
William Hurt - Edward Rochester

Crew

Production Designer: Roger Hall
Editor: Richard Marden
Co-producer: Jean-Francois Lepetit
Screenwriter: Hugh Whitemore
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Cinematographer: David Watkin
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Screenwriter: Franco Zeffirelli
Sound/Sound Designer: David A. Stephenson
Casting: Noel Davis
Producer: Dyson Lovell
Composer (Music Score): Claudio Capponi
Songwriter: Claudio Capponi
First Assistant Director: Jonathan Benson
Composer (Music Score): Alessio Vlad
Songwriter: Alessio Vlad
Costume Designer: Jenny Beavan
Art Director: Dennis Bosher
First Assistant Director: L. Justin Muller
Associate Producer: Joyce Herlihy
First Assistant Director: Maria Teresa Girosi
Art Director: Raimonda Gaetani
Co-producer: Giovannella Zannoni
Book Author: Charlotte Bront�
Draftsman: Peter Childs

Jane Eyre: AMG Review
Michael Costello , AMG

Zefferilli's film version of the oft-filmed Bront� novel is surprisingly short on romance. In the prototype Gothic romance, the eponymous young heroine (Charlotte Gainsbourg) takes a post as a governess at the vast abode of Mr. Rochester (William Hurt), a tall, dark, wealthy stranger, whose darkened brow betokens a stormy past. For whatever reason, Zefferilli has chosen to abandon his florid brand of romanticism in exchange for quietly tasteful production values without much in the way of expressiveness. Eschewing the evocative power of myth and archetype, he opts for realism and psychology in what feels like a romance between a shy bookstore clerk and a saturnine professor. To that end, he's cast the film well. Gainsbourg makes the heroine's quiet goodness and gift of insight believable, while Hurt emphasizes Rochester's pain and complexity, scanting the aggression and passion which is an integral part of the character. The excellent cast includes Anna Paquin, Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, John Wood, and Maria Schneider. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide

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