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Release Date: 18 March, 2003 Retail Price: $7.98 OUR Price: $7.98 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: Complete Cast (7 total) |
Jane Eyre Reviews
Decent Movie. And By The Way The Director Christy Cabanne Was A Man Not A Woman!
I have seen several movie version of the classic novel Jane Eyre and this is my least favorite and is the least faithful to the book but despite the flaws like Jane being played by a tall beautiful blonde when Jane is susposed to be plain in looks and Adele being a klutzy moron who kept doing stupid things I actually liked this movie. No it's definitely not as good as the Timothy Dalton version but it's okay. And by the way, I read the review by the female reviewer saying that Charlotte Bronte would be happy if she knew that a movie of her book was directed by a woman. Well if this movie had been directed by a female then yes maybe it would have pleased Charloote Bronte but I think you saw it said it was directed by Christy Cabanne and assumed it was a woman when in fact the director Christy Cabanne was a man. Yes that's right Christy Cabanne was male! His full name was William Christy Cabanne. Believe it or not but a long time ago Christy was used as a boys name, usually as a nick name for Christopher but sometimes because the mother's maiden last-name was Christy. If you don't believe me do a web search for Christy Cabanne the director and go to web sites like Internet Movie Database and you will find out that what I'm saying is true! Sorry to burst your bubble!
A period piece of a period piece
This is certainly one of the strangest adaptions of Charlotte Bronte's classic. It was probably made as a second feature, since it is only an hour long, and reflects what would appeal to a 1930's audience. The part of Adele, Rochester's ward, is greatly enhanced, while other important characters, (Helen, Jane's classmate at Lowood School and the Rivers family, are left out entirely). Colin Clive, (Henry Frankenstein of the movie, "Frankenstein") is miscast as a romantic and very, very nice Mr. Rochester. And one of the most melodramatic scenes in literature, ( the revelation during the wedding of Jane and Rochester that Rochester is already married to a mad woman confined to an attic) is omitted, probably because of a 1930's version of family values. For Jane Eyre buffs, this movie is an interesting period piece, but the Timothy Dalton/Zelah Clarke version of this is better.
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