Jane Eyre (1996 film)
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| Jane Eyre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Produced by | Dyson Lovell |
| Written by | Hugh Whitemore Franco Zeffirelli (based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë) |
| Starring | Charlotte Gainsbourg William Hurt Anna Paquin Joan Plowright Billie Whitelaw Geraldine Chaplin Samuel West Amanda Root Elle Macpherson Fiona Shaw John Wood Joséphine Serre Maria Schneider |
| Music by | Claudio Capponi Alessio Vlad |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Editing by | Richard Marden |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films (US) |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Language | English French |
| IMDb profile | |
Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This 1996 Hollywood version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and changes the latter half of it.
[edit] Plot summary
In this version of Charlotte Brontë's great novel, Jane Eyre (portrayed as a child by Anna Paquin and as an adult by Charlotte Gainsbourg) is an independent and strong minded young woman who is hired by Mr. Rochester (William Hurt) to work as a governess. What she does not realize is that she must share the estate (and ultimately Mr. Rochester) with his wife, Bertha, (Maria Schneider) who is, by this point in her life, mentally ill and kept locked away in an upstairs attic.
For a full length summary see: plot summary.
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