Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë ’s most popular work , Jane Eyre , issue in 1847 , has been adapted many times and in numerous way , and the bestJane Eyremovies feature fantabulous performances . The novel ’s discussion of Christianity , social class , feminism , and romance have ripples when it was published that have last until today . Despite taking property in Victorian England , the story of a young woman ’s journey towards independence and love is timeless and mass can still plug into to that taradiddle .
UnlikeJane Austen’sPride & PrejudiceorEmma , Jane Eyrehasn’t been adapted nearly as many times into film . It did start with stage productions and radio plays before being conform for the screen . Most of the bestJane Eyremovies adhere to the write up presented in the novel , but there are some very interesting adjustment of the novel that take creative leaps . The crowing strong suit of the adaptations has been in the performance of the actors . Those who play Rochester and Jane have to have perfect chemistry , and these adaption feature fantastic performance alongside their enamour account .
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15Jane Eyre (1910)
Starring Irma Taylor & Frank Hall Crane
The 1910 film version ofJane Eyreis thought to be the first . It was produced less than 70 age after the debut of the novel . The novel made its entry much nigher to the age of advanced cinema than some fan might call back . The silent movie is , at the very least , the first English - language versionof the story on CRT screen . It ’s a relatively straightforward adaptation of the novel with many condensed parts of the plot sum up for the audience according to recap from the time .
The film , unfortunately , is presumed lost today
It ’s also one of the early unsounded movies in which the actors are credit on sieve , something that was n’t done in the former days of silent film . ThisJane Eyreproved so pop that additional prints of the film were ordered by theaters . It saved Thanhouser Film Corporation at the time , a studio that observe itself with very few successful moving pictorial matter . The film , unfortunately , is take for granted lost today .
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14Jane Eyre (1934)
Starring Virginia Bruce & Colin Clive
The 1934 version was the first " talking picture " adaptation . Monogram Pictures , a small production company at the prison term , did the best they could on a relatively small budget . Jane never visits her dying aunt or runs forth to Moor House , but the audience at least get to see her puerility at Gateshead and a brief shot at Lowood . This is one version where much ofthe story is changed to conform to Hollywood ’s musical theme of a faggot tale .
Jane is beautiful , talented , and carry out , while Rochester is kind and paternal . Those who like the story ofJane Eyrebut wish it were more upbeat and less gothic may enjoy this particular version . Virginia Bruce star as Jane while Dr. Frankenstein himself , Colin Clive , star as Edward Rochester . Film critic Leonard Maltin say the movie was n’t really deserving seek out for anything more than a curio to see the first talkie version of the Charlotte Brontë novel ( viaTCM ) .
13Jane Eyre (1949)
Starring Mary Sinclair & Charlton Heston
This made - for - telly version , which aired on CBS , was limited by prison term constraint and being film on one set . This was part of theStudio OneAmerican TV series . The serial publication originate out on radio before moving to television in 1948 , do this one of the first versions of the floor to make it to the little screen . Studio Onetook several books and transported them to the diminished screen in television show - sized adaptations . That is what happen with the 1949 rendering ofJane Eyre .
This of necessity led tothe remotion of some major plot points from the book , such as Jane ’s time at Gateshead and Moor House . The only metre anyone insure Lowood is during a abbreviated scene at the start of the flick where Jane indignantly express that she has been mistreated and will never return . The most enjoyable elements of this adaption are Charlton Heston as Rochester and the married woman in the attic . This also was n’t the only clock time thatStudio OneadaptedJane Eyre .
12Jane Eyre (1957)
Starring Joan Elan & Patrick Macnee
Another television adaptation arrived in 1957 , this time from NBC . This was part ofNBC Matinee Theater , which lean daily and offered alive dramas with minimal set and costume . That means that a lot of what makesJane Eyrespecial was not on display in this serial . This adaptation leaves out any plot gunpoint that do n’t take place at Thornfield . Much of the plot of ground is shifted around , likely due to time constraints .
For example , rather than being interrupt at the communion table , Rochester is in the middle of his proposal when Mason storms in and demands he state Jane about Bertha . In thisJane Eyre , Rochester is a creepy alcoholic who leers after Jane , andJane is much less unpatterned than she is identify in the novel . Mrs. Fairfax play a prominent role here , function as Rochester ’s confidante about Bertha and facilitate him keep his secret . Some of the choices can seem a bit bizarre for fans of the novel , but they are entertaining nevertheless .
11Sangdil (1952)
Starring Madhubala & Dilip Kumar
Thefirst known Hindi - language adjustment ofJane Eyre , the movie took some indecorum with the source material but remain on-key to the bones of the story . It featured darling Indian lead Madhubala in the leading role opposite Dilip Kumar , whom she had a real - life story relationship with for many years . This aided in their chemistry on screen . Shankar and Kamla are puerility sweetheart separated at a young eld , but who reunite subsequently and savour a romanticism , albeit with dismal closed book .
While some critics said that this especial adaptation was tiresome , Sandgilformed the basis for several other Native American adaptations ofJane Eyrethat would follow . It also pave the fashion for legion other adaptations in different languages in India , like a Tamil and a Telugu adaptation in the 1970s . The film received mixed reviews when it was release , but that did n’t matter becauseit was a huge achiever when release in dramatic art , the 7th highest - grossing motion-picture show of 1952 for India .
10SCTV’s Jane Eyrehead (1982)
Starring Andrea Martin & Joe Flaherty
While not a flick and not a full - length television set adjustment either , " Jane Eyrehead " deserve a spot among the bestJane Eyreadaptations for its creativity alone . Crafted by the Second City Comedy Troupe for television , the resume parodiesJane Eyreat a clock time when the BBC was adapting one classic after another for TV movies and miniseries .
In gain to Andrea Martin and Joe Flaherty as the leads , the survey features John Candy , Eugene Levy , and Martin Short . It also hold the tale of Jane Eyre from her common manor house home to the set ofBenny Hill , a popular series at the time . Of course , this is nothing more than a takeoff , but it is n’t take fun ofJane Eyre . Instead , it poke merriment at the BBC ’s efforts at loose countless adaptations of older novels , often bringing more than one adaptation of each novel in short order throughout the years .
9Jane Eyre (1970)
Starring Susannah York & George C. Scott
skitter Gateshead and going straight to Lowood , this version still get by to show the harsh rootage of Jane ’s childhood , though many other elements of the plot are condensed . This is the first reading to show Jane ’s time at Moor House , and it includes the marriage proposal from St. John , both being authoritative story component that often get left out by other adaptation . However , this characterization of the cardinal Latinian language between Jane and Rochester was not brim with love .
Still , Susannah York and George C. Scott enchant some of the most central elements of their theatrical role . Perhaps the bang-up feature of this adaption is John Williams ' instantly memorable grade . Williams mark this movie just one year after he pick up two Oscar nominating address ( Goodbye , Mr. ChipsandThe Reivers ) and one year before he scoredFiddler on the Roof . Williams run low on to win an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition forJane Eyre .
8Jane Eyre (1997)
Starring Samantha Morton & Ciarán Hinds
Everything but Jane ’s trip to Gateshead to confabulate her dying auntie is included in this ITV romance adaptation . Ciarán Hinds ' take on Rochester certainly support out among the others , and fans of the novel either love or detest this exceptional portrayal . hind often chooses to encounter Rochester as aggressive and abrasive , evoke his vocalism frequently to bring Rochester ’s passionate nature .
Both Jane ( play by Samantha Morton ) and Rochester sure enough fit their physical descriptions in the book , both in term of eld and physical features . This adaptation also included coming into court by Gemma Jones , David Gant , and Abigail Cruttenden and was part of the massive yield of classical adaptations in the 1990s from Britain , which also includes 1995’sPride and Prejudice , 1996’sEmmaand 1997’sIvanhoe . While this movie does n’t stand up as well to some of those , it remains a whole picnic .
7I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
Starring Betsy Connell & Tom Conway
This horror movie for RKO Pictures isa very escaped adaption ofJane Eyre . It ’s based on an clause by Inez Wallace but use her narrative to reinterpret the events of the Charlotte Brontë novel , and is one of the more unique takes on the level . I walk With a Zombiefollows a nurse as she take a job caring for the unhinged married woman of a dough plantation owner in the Caribbean . Though it initially received mixed reappraisal when it was unfreeze , film scholars have modify their line in the New day .
Critics cite it as one of the earliest movie to havea thoughtful approach to its depiction of voodoo practiceson cover and play up the African diaspora more authentically . This is also a very important movie in horror cinema . acquire by Val Lewton , this was one of the movies Lewton want to show repugnance in a serious manner compared to the Universal Monsters releases . The moving-picture show is also one of the former portrayals of zombie before they became the Walking Dead .
6Jane Eyre (1983)
Starring Zelah Clarke & Timothy Dalton
Of all theJane Eyremovies , the 1983 edition is by far the most close to the author material . Technically a TV limited serial , this variant spans 11 installment and details the upshot of every chapter of the novel . It features the most contingent of theJane Eyreadaptations , which fans will sure apprize . Because of the distance of this adaption , Jane and Rochester ’s relationship is given plenty of clip to grow .
For novel purists who want to see an adaption that is the novel translated to the screen , this is the translation for them . However , this is also extremely long , checking in at 239 minutes in total , which is just under four hours . Timothy Dalton ( formerly James Bond ) stars as Edward while Zelah Clarke takes on the persona of Jane Eyre . It in the first place aired on BBC1 and was a hebdomadary show , running from October to December 1983 .
