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Jane Eyre

United Kingdom

2011

121 Min

Color

1.85:1

English, French

Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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PROD Alison Owen, Paul Trijbits

SCR Moira Buffini, Charlotte Brontë

CAST Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, Tamzin Merchant, Sally Hawkins, Imogen Poots, Simon McBurney, Sophie Ward, Jayne Wisener, Holliday Grainger, Freya Wilson, Emily Haigh, Craig Roberts, Eglantine Rembauville-Nicolle, Harry Lloyd, Ben Roberts, Valentina Cervi

PROD DES Will Hughes-Jones

Melbourne (International Panorama), Karlovy Vary (Out of Competition), Ghent (Out of Competition)

Synopsis

Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). The isolated and imposing residence—and Mr. Rochester’s coldness—have sorely tested the young woman’s resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. As Jane reflects upon her past and recovers her natural curiosity, she will return to Mr. Rochester—and the terrible secret that he is hiding…

Director

Cary Fukunaga

Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American film director, writer and cinematographer. Fukunaga was born in Oakland, California, has lived in France, Japan and Mexico City, and now resides in New York City. His father is Japanese and his mother is Swedish. Fukunaga graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in History in 1999 and attended Institut d’études politiques (IEP) de Grenoble, and New York University in the Graduate Film Program. He has received several grants including a USA Rockefeller Foundation Fellowhship, the John H. Johnson Film Award, a Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship, and a Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Bursary. In addition to English, he is fluent in French and Spanish.

Fukunaga wrote and directed the short film Victoria para Chino (2004) while at NYU, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and received a Student Academy Award in 2005. He made his feature film debut with Sin Nombre. It has also been announced that… read more

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jenifferp

15Jun13

Adorável. Um filme suave e belo.

Sean

4Apr13

I'm not really big into period dramas, often find them to be slow and meandering and somewhat boring. Jane Eyre is one of these films.You can't help but notice or take the time to see how incredible the acting is from the two leads, Wasikowska and Fassbender or notice Fukanaga's incredible direction, the lighting being used or the stunning cinematography. I wanted to like this more.

roger o. thornhill

11Feb13

interesting from beginning to end with wonderful acting, wasikowska in particular, plus some beautiful visuals.....

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porcelainfox

10Feb13

I was really impressed and pleasantly surprised. I'd rate it more of a 4.5, but Fassbender's and Wasikowska's success in conveying the powerful emotions I remember experiencing whilst reading the book manages to conceal any flaws to the point of them becoming entirely unnoticeable. It leads to a feeling of perfection.

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By David Hudson on March 12, 2011

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MIFF11 - JANE EYRE Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is in its glorious 60th year and if the initial below is a review for just one of many diverse films screening.Jane Eyre, unwanted as a child and brought

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