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DVD : Jane Eyre (A&E, 1997)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Deborah Findlay, Laura Harling, Joanna Scanlan, Ben Sowden, Barbara Keogh directed by: Robert Young  List Price: $19.95 Amazon.com's Price: $14.99 You Save: $4.96 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: A&E EAN: 9780767020299 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 0767020294 Label: A&E Home Video Manufacturer: A&E Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Publisher: A&E Home Video Release Date: October 26, 1999 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: A&E Home Video Theatrical Release Date: October 19, 1997 Sales Rank: 6262 MPN: AAED70026D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 08/29/2000 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com: The fascinating British actress Samantha Morton stars as the titular heroine in this provocative version of Jane Eyre, based on Charlotte Bronte's oft-filmed, 1847 novel. The familiar contours of Bronte's story are all here: Jane, the unhappy orphan, grows up to become governess at Thornfield, a gloomy estate owned by the imperious and worldly, but curiously desperate, Mr. Rochester (Ciarán Hinds). While the latter's grasping attentions stir the inexperienced young woman, the gothic goings-on at Thornfield suggest layers of unwholesome secrecy in Rochester's life. Most productions of Jane Eyre carefully reflect Bronte's absorbing balance between romance, horror, and Jane's psychological passage to adulthood. But this 1997 television movie is interesting for its near-reckless emphasis on Jane and Rochester's mutual obsession and galloping jealousies. The dramatic strategy throws off the story's overall tone, but such problems are worth it to see Morton and Hinds explore Jane Eyre's darkest possibilities. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Avoid this version at all costsI won't write a diatribe about what I hated with this version, so I'll sum it up in as few points as possible: -Samantha Morton too cute and young - she looked like she was 12 -Ciaran Hinds: too old and creepy for the part, came across as a raging, shouting bull during the whole movie. Rochester was an angry man but he wasn't THAT angry all the time. -No chemistry whatsoever between the two characters. Samantha Morton looked mortified to have to kiss Ciaran Hinds in the kissing ... Read More Rating:  - A different view of a classic.I thoroughly enjoyed this version of one of my favourite novels. Both of the main actors gave credible and passionate performances to their characters. Rating:  - Jane Eyre (A&E, 1997)Not a great version. Both Jane and Edward come off as angry and hard instead of the sympathy inspiring characters they are in the book. The Timothy Dalton version is much better and truer not only to the book, but to the spirit of the book. Jane does not leave Thornfield because of her pride as intimated in this version, she leaves because it would be morally wrong to stay. The whole book is about doing the right thing despite the main character's own personal desires. That in the end is what brings ... Read More Rating: - A&E does it again?I am most certain that the dvd release is an A&E abridged version; which they usually broadcast in their reruns and for their Classroom series. There is a more complete version which had originally aired encompassing Jane's school experiences. I'd guess that approximately 30-45 minutes of material are missing from the beginning of the story and was replaced with quickly edited scenes with a voice-over. I've heard this before about other A&E releases I just wish the official description would clarify...I would ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent Jane and RochesterA finely cast Jane (an early role for Samantha Morton) and Rochester (a gruff, wry Ciaran Hinds) make the difference in what is quite a short retelling of the story. In particular, the verbal fencing that goes on as they sound each other out in the early part of the film - an important element in the book - is played expertly. The 2006 version (Ruth Wilson) has more time to develop detail and a first-class Jane, but perhaps too civilised a Rochester. Browse for similar items by category:
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