I also think that filmmakers underrate the significance of St. I do think that the length was the best, Jane Eyre really needs to be long to have the full scope. Also, that version's passion tended to um, the lustful which was both uncomfortable to watch and inaccurate (in the portrayal, not necessarily in fact, one of the reasons I can't love the book is how lustful Rochester seems, it's creepy, especially under the circumstances). I know I had a huge crush on the Toby Stephens' Rochester, I preferred him to any other Rochester, but that had to do with his performance and himself rather than his accuracy.

Then another film would have a different mix.

Some would get one character or scene or feeling perfect and others indifferently or terribly.

I think that was my main takeaway from the films. The movie with the most accurate to the book Jane in my opinion was the 1996 one with Charlotte Gainsbourg. Anyway, I didn't get to the Timothy Dalton one which is mentioned as important, so I need to see that one as well.Īll this to say, I have imperfect comparisons and rather more impressions since it's been so long. Unfortunately, I think I pitched my notes, not that they were lucid. Maybe on my next re-read, I can mark all the significant places (better than I did or with Excel or something) and rewatch the movies and notice those. However, my notes were messy, and I got burned out. I went through a period a few years ago when I watched I think five or six adaptations and took notes on them all. Don't worry, my appreciation for the story will subside back to its normal, non-frantic pitch soon. (And please bear with me: This is practically the only Gothic romance story I like and allow myself to get all caught up in every now and then, so there may be gushing ahead since this story has kind of been 'on the brain' recently. Basically, I just wanted to vent a little, and that's what I've done. :-P It's pretty disorganized and patchy, but so be it. So, naturally, I've decided to further this exercise in futility by hashing out my feelings here on the blog. I've seen four adaptations of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre so far, and while all of them have had at least one good element, the two that actually vie for the honor of My Favored One are the 2006 miniseries with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens and the 2011 movie with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.Įvery time I watch these two, I try to figure out which Jane/Rochester pairing is my favorite and every time, I come to the conclusion that I can't decide.

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