Cast and crew credits for jane eyre, 1944, directed by robert stevenson, with orson welles, joan fontaine, margaret obrien, at turner classic movies. The chief focus of charlotte brontes novel jane eyre is the orphanturnedgoverness of the title. A great story, a great film and an amazing writer in charlotte bronte. Jane eyre 1944 cast and crew based on the renowned charlotte bronte novel, this drama depicts the trials and tribulations of young english woman jane eyre joan fontaine. Denied love all of her life, jane cant help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic mr. Nov 10, 2015 an adaptation of charlotte brontes classic 19thcentury novel. Jane eyre, novel by charlotte bronte, first published in 1847. Read the full synopsis of jane eyre, 1944, directed by robert stevenson, with orson welles, joan fontaine, margaret obrien, at turner classic movies. Twentieth centuryfox presents jane eyre by charlotte bront. And then one day, when our firstborn was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had. Released 1944, jane eyre stars joan fontaine, orson welles, margaret obrien, peggy ann garner the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jane eyre original film score licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of red bitch music. Jane eyre, 1944 film this is the vintage classic film version, starring orson welles and joan fontaine. Jane eyre, a tutor in the home of edward fairfax rochester, whose wife became insane after the birth of their first child, is coveted by rochester, who plans to secretly marry jane without disclosing to her the fact that he has a wife living.
Rochester, as he had performed it for his radio show, the campbell playhouse, taking full advantage of his mellifluous baritone. Not as snazzy and new as some of the other versions, but charming in its own way, if you like that sort of thing. Start your free trial to watch jane eyre 2006 and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. At the centre is the romance between jane and rochester, which is enhanced by gothic elements such as the uncanniness of the doppleganger and the spectre like qualities of. I saw this years ago on tv and, even after all this time, this is in my opinion my absolute favorite jane eyre adaptation of all time. Small, plain and poor, jane eyre comes to thornfield hall as governess to the young ward of edward rochester. In particular sorcha cusack strong yet feeling, superficially a plain jane but with a demure prettiness, principled yet longing to surrender to love. For the orson welles centenary, an excerpt from robert stevensons memorable 1943 adaptation of jane eyre, welles first film performance for another.
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Jane eyre is a widely filmed adaptation from the charlotte bronte book of the same name. In 1943, orson welles was coming off of two films that still stand as his greatest auteur creations. For the orson welles centenary, an excerpt from robert stevensons memorable 1943 adaptation of jane eyre, welles first film performance. I was born in 1820, a harsh time of change in england. Jane eyre 2006 deleted separation scenes by ksotikoula. Jane eyre is an orphan, sent to lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at thornfield hall to a girl named adele. Jane eyre joan fontaine orson welles margaret obrien 1944 charlotte brontes gothic heroine joan fontaine loves her moody employer orson welles, who keeps a dark secret hidden from her. Captures her passion, restraint, intelligence, understanding, the essence of jane eyre rochester as a whole character and look proposal scene the bleeding inwardly line just wrenches at ones heart wedding scene and meeting the wife pleading scenefassbender captured the extremeties in rochesters character. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. It allows students to gain exposure to longer examples of gothic literature, while perhaps reading shorter pieces. Reed, who favors her spoiled son john over the spirited jane.
Jane eyre is a famous and influential novel by english writer charlotte bronte. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. However it happened, jane eyre became a perfect showcase for welles dramatic talents, and offered a side of him only really seen in this movie. Small, plain and poor, jane eyre comes to thornfield hall as governess to the young ward of e. It has not, therefore, lingered in the public mind, and it tends to be overshadowed by herrmanns later work for such films as vertigo.
But the center of robert stevensons 1943 film version of the book its selfappointed sun king, the lord and master of all he surveys is orson welles as janes employer and eventual love interest edward rochester. Nov 05, 2010 public domain classic based on a novel by charlotte bronte. Religion too often wore a mask of bigotry and cruelty. Rochester, with joan fontaine playing the title character.
Sep 23, 2011 get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. It was directed by robert stevenson and produced by the uncredited kenneth macgowan and orson welles. New governess jane joan fontaine with pupil adele margaret obrien speculates about the master shes never met, followed by his gaudy first appearance orson welles, as rochester on the yorkshire moors, in the 1944 20th century fox jane eyre. An adaptation of charlotte brontes classic 19thcentury novel. Throughout the film, offscreen narration is spoken by joan fontaine as jane eyre, and at the end of the picture, she paraphrases the book when describing the partial recovery of rochesters sight. When she hears strange cries and noises from a distant wing, her inquiries are rebuffed. The family next door 1939 full movie by eddie quillan. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she and edward rochester, owner of thornfield and adeles guardian, fall in love. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Jane eyre 1944 the chief focus of charlotte bronts novel jane eyre is the orphanturnedgoverness of the title. Without any doubt the best film version of jane eyre imo orson welles and joan fontaine at their very best. It was the best dramatisation of jane eyre i have ever seen. Charlotte gainsbourg is exactly what i imagined jane eyre to be while reading the book, and william hurt is the perfect rochester. Public domain classic based on a novel by charlotte bronte.
Jane as a whole character and look mia is an amazing jane. Jane eyre 1944 directed by robert stevenson first vanity, and now insurrection. To buy classic films, westerns, serials, commercials and. See more ideas about jane eyre, charlotte bronte and jane eyre 2011. This is a version of jane eyre which delves into some of the unexplained aspects of the novel.
Based on the renowned charlotte bronte novel, this drama depicts the trials and tribulations of young english woman jane eyre joan fontaine. This jane eyre movie guide is ideal for the teacher who has limited time and students who have difficulty reading classic literature. Jane eyre might have seemed like an unlikely follow up, but the murky, gothic, romanceashorrorstory was an ideal fit for welles. Jane eyre versions and their my oh so eyrefilled mind. I originally watched this bbc tv dramatisation of jane eyre c. Mar 11, 2011 the book is called jane eyre but when it comes to its numerous movie versions, whether its orson welles in 1944 or michael fassbender right now, the actor playing edward rochester often. It has a story that i can only describe as a meshing of beauty and the beast and rebecca. Jane eyre 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although impressive, herrmanns work for jane eyre, recorded in 1944, did not lend itself to popular music interpretation. This is a picturization of the worldfamous novel by charlotte bronte. First released in the uk in 1943 and america in 1944, jane eyre is an american adaptation of charlotte brontes novel of the same name released by 20 th century fox and starring joan fontaine as jane eyre and orson welles as mr. Jane eyre is an american film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th century fox. There was no proper place for the poor or the unfortunate. This version of jane eyre works in some novel twists that fit into the original plot, such as janes pursuit of rochester and st.
The book is called jane eyre but when it comes to its numerous movie versions, whether its orson welles in 1944 or michael fassbender right now, the actor playing edward rochester often. Jul 23, 2016 jane eyre original film score licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of red bitch music. Small, plain and poor, jane eyre joan fontaine comes to thornfield hall as governess to the young ward of edward rochester orson welles. Rochester, with joan fontaine playing the title character the screenplay was written by john houseman, aldous huxley, and director. The sound and picture are excellent when you take into account the age of the film, very good restoration. It literally has everything that was typical of the period, but, unlike other novels, it has all the elements in one story. Reed fiona shaw, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. Widely considered a classic, it gave a new truthfulness to the victorian novel with its realistic portrayal of the inner life of a woman, noting her struggles with her natural desires and social condition. Jane eyre secures a job as governess to the child margaret obrien of the troubled edward rochester, sire of thornfield, a mysterious english manor. Watch jane eyre 2006 streaming online hulu free trial. Laurajane eyre licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of arista. But the center of robert stevensons 1943 film version of the book its selfappointed sun king, the lord and master of all he surveys is orson welles as janes employer and. Jane eyre, 1996 film a recent bigbudget film version of jane eyre, directed by the famous and fantastic franco zeffirelli. Jan 02, 2017 laurajane eyre licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of arista.
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