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Jane Eyre

Another adaptation of the Charlotte BrontĆ« classic, but one that shows why the story is worth revisiting; this is a rich experience, both visually and intellectually. The chronology is a bit jumbled, as the film begins with Jane’s desperate escape from the manor where she served and fell in love with the master of the house; a flashback subsequently takes us back to her childhood. This novel idea doesn’t really change anything, but it works; it’s a romantic, gripping film with stark contrasts between rich and poor, windswept English moors and strong performances by the two leads.

2011-Britain. 115 min. Color.Ā Produced byĀ Alison Owen, Paul Trijbits.Ā Directed byĀ Cary Joji Fukunaga.Ā Screenplay:Ā Moira Buffini.Ā Novel:Ā Charlotte BrontĆ«.Ā Cinematography:Ā Adriano Goldman.Ā Costume Design:Ā Michael O’Connor.Ā Cast:Ā Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre), Michael Fassbender (Edward Rochester), Jamie Bell (St. John Rivers), Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Holliday Grainger.

Trivia: Ellen Page was allegedly first considered for the lead.

Last word: “No sweeping orchestral score ā€“ Dario Marianelli [the composer] likes to make sweeping orchestral scores but I kept taking away his players. Like even in the middle of recording sessions, Iā€™d think, okay, can we just take the first player for this section? Then just play it non-vibrato and small, small, small.Ā It was the same with the ending. In a Hollywood version of the film youā€™d probably crane away over a tree and disappear into the clouds as we talk about what happens in the future and all the babies they have. But I just preferred a much starker, simpler, quieter ending.” (Fukunaga, Den of Geeks)

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