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Jane Eyre (BBC, 1983)

starring: Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke
directed by: Julian Amyes

: Jane Eyre (BBC, 1983)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419805240
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 141980524X
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 19, 2005
Running Time: 311 minutes
Sales Rank: 3181
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1983



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Product Description:
Jane Eyre (Zelah Clarke) is a mistreated orphan who learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence. Her first job in the outside world is governess to the ward of Mr. Rochester (Timothy Dalton) a man of many secrets and mercurial moods. The tentative trust between them slowly develops into romance but their hopes for happiness will soon be jeopardized by a terrible secret .Running Time: 330 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051218926

Amazon.com:
Jane Eyre--the mother of all gothic romances--gets abundant passion in this 11-episode BBC miniseries. Young Sian Pattenden is wonderfully willful and impetuous; viewers will immediately identify with the child Jane as she fights against ill-treatment at the home of her aunt and at boarding school. It's a shame to see her grow up into Zelah Clarke--until Clarke asserts her own quiet yet fierce spirit. The plot really starts rolling when Jane takes a position as governess at Thornfield, a handsome estate owned by the imperious and tortured Mr. Rochester (Timothy Dalton, a few years before he became James Bond). From there, this 1983 adaptation rips through the perilous highs and devastating lows of Charlotte Bronte's powerful novel, in which the courtship of these two prickly personalities gets twists and turns galore. Though the visual style is a bit pedestrian, the well-crafted script and skillful performances grow more gripping with every episode. The necessary feverishness springs from simple yet effective means, like macabre laughter floating down the halls of Thornfield. The scenes between Clarke and Dalton crackle with chemistry; Bronte fans will not be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Faithful adaptation, but loses a lot in style
Right off, I have to admit that this version is very faithful to the orinal novel. I cannot find any ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent BBC work as usual
Excellent production from the BBC as usual.

I love this version of the book


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I rarely stood up from my chair
It was like reading a good book, well in this case, it was like reading Jane Eyre by Bronte. With a good ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best ever production of Jane Eyre
I think this production of Jane Eyre is the best ever. I have seen them all. If you enjoy the beauty of ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Charlotte Bronte would be proud
This is the most faithful adaption of Bronte's Jane Eyre I've seen. The script lifted right out of the book ... Read More

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