Ciarán Hinds, Deborah Findlay, Gemma Jones

Charlotte Bronte's classic novel is filmed yet again. The story of the Yorkshire orphan who becomes a governess to a young French girl and finds love with the brooding lord of the manor is given a sta...( read more  read more... )ndard romantic flare, but sparks do not seem to happen between the two leads in this version.

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Directed by: Robert Young

Release Date: October 19, 1997

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  • September 5, 2009
    Jane Eyre was a movie which I would like to watch again. It was a great novel and filmed beautifully. I liked the characters, Samantha Morton was the perfect Jane, she was reserved but nice. Ciaran Hinds brought the character of Mr. Rochester alive. He was a stiff man in the begi...( read more)nning but then surprised me when he turned to be a passionate man. These kinds of movies I love to watch, it just kept me interesting in watching. Beautiful movie, I really love it.
  • March 29, 2009
    I remember the book from High school. A very good adaptation.
  • January 29, 2009
    Well since I have never seen any other version, I have nothing to compare it to but overall it was good. The kissing wasn't good but I do like Ciaran Hinds. He's a good actor.
  • November 22, 2008
    I really enjoyed this one. I love when they make movies that were classic novels, by great writers of years gone by. This story is so passionate and heartwarming. I thought the acting was really great by Samantha. She had this certain facial look that was just perfect. She is the...( read more) best Jane Eyre I've seen so far, which there hasn't been many. I love the stories that take place in the 1800 hundreds. There is just something very romantic about them. I could watch these movies over and over, and never get tired of them.
  • November 3, 2008
    Ciaran Hinds and Samantha Morton are always wonderful.
  • October 26, 2008
    could be interesting and good.
  • August 8, 2008
    the novel is wonderful but this movie is ugly

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