Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Continuing the BBC’s unrivalled reputation for costume drama their new adaptation of Jane Eyre proved to be one of the television triumphs of 2006 Based as you’d expect on the Charlotte Bronte book of the same name this two-disc set brings together the full series spread across the best part of four sumptuous hours It’s a faithful adaptation with Ruth Wilson giving an exceptional performance in the title role Mr Rochester’s boots meanwhile are filled by Toby Stephenson & both prove to be wise choices Backed up by an excellent supporting cast they’re also supported by some quite superb scenery warm photography & skilful at times neatly understated the direction that gives the story space to develop Is the best adaptation of Jane Eyre? It certainly builds a compelling case & while there’s the odd slight misstep along the way it’s primarily a terrific interpretation of a classic romance Perhaps the only real disappointment is that the DVD release itself doesn’t offer more in the way of added features but given the presentation & quality of the main attraction that’s unlikely rightly to deter those in search of some classic BBC drama --Jon Foster Actors Ruth Wilson Toby Stephens Francesca Annis Andrew Buchan Aidan Mc Ardle Directors Susanna White Format Widescreen Subtitled PAL Dolby Digital Sound Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Audio Description English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
- 1781 Number of discs 2 Classification PGStudio 2 Entertain Video DVD Release Date 5 Feb 2007 Run Time 232 minutes
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte in which a young governess falls in love with her master Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) emerges from a troubled childhood to take on the position of governess at Thornfield Hall Thornfield is owned by the passionate & impulsive Rochester (Michael Fassbender) who pays Jane unusual attention for someone below his station The pair quickly fall in love & set their heart on marriage but a dark secret from Rochester's past threatens to destroy their happiness Directed by Cary Fukunaga & also starring Judi Dench as the housekeeper Mrs Fairfax this latest re-telling of Bronte's popular story makes use of modern cinematic techniques while remaining true to the novel's intent Actors Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Judi Dench Jamie Bell Su Elliot Directors Cary Fukunaga Writers Moira Buffini Producers Alison Owen Paul Trijbits Format Blu-ray Subtitles Latin Spanish French Canadian Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Charlotte Bronte's first published novel Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847 Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit & integrity How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall meets & loves Mr Rochester & discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider & richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society ...

Introduction & Notes by Dr Sally Minogue Canterbury Christ Church University College Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest & most perennially popular works of English fiction Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance she possesses an indomitable spirit a sharp wit & great courage She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian a harsh employer & a rigid social order All of which circumscribe her life & position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious sardonic & attractive Mr Rochester However there is great kindness & warmth in this epic love story which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors Ultimately the grand passion of Jane & Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation loss & reunion only to be confronted with tragedy ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte' The more solitary the more friendless the more unsustained I am the more I will respect myself' Passionate poetic & revolutionary Jane Eyre is a novel of naked emotional power Its story of a defiant fiercely intelligent woman who refuses to accept her appointed place in society
- & instead finds love on her own terms
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A dramatic adaptation of the much-loved classic by Charlotte Bronte with atmospheric illustrations by Alan Marks It is the compelling story of Jane Eyre & the mysterious Mr Rochester sensitively retold for younger readers It is part of Usborne's popular Young Reading series developed in consultation with Alison Kelly Principal Lecturer at the University of Roehampton This book is in Series Three for confident readers ...

Raised by her aunt Sarah (Sally Hawkins) after her parents die of typhus young Jane Eyre (Amelia Clarkson) is later shipped off to a stark boarding school as the result of her perceived insolence & suffers greatly at the hands of the cold unusually strict administration Upon turning 18 & completing her education Jane (Mia Wasikowska) finds work as a governess for Adele Varens (Romy Settbon Moore) the ward of Edward Fairfax Rochester (Michael Fassbender) master of Thornfield Hall It doesn&t take long for the young Adele to warm to Jane & upon returning home the charming Rochester too falls under the spell of his modest yet captivating governess ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte in which a young governess falls in love with her master Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) emerges from a troubled childhood to take on the position of governess at Thornfield Hall Thornfield is owned by the passionate & impulsive Rochester (Michael Fassbender) who pays Jane unusual attention for someone below his station The pair quickly fall in love & set their heart on marriage but a dark secret from Rochester&s past threatens to destroy their happiness Directed by Cary Fukunaga & also starring Judi Dench as the housekeeper Mrs Fairfax this latest re-telling of Bronte&s popular story makes use of modern cinematic techniques while remaining true to the novel&s intent Actors Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Imogen Poots Judi Dench Sally Hawkins Simon Mc Burney Jayne Wisener Tamzin Merchant & Sophie Ward Director Cary Fukunaga Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)
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Director Robert Stevenson collaborated with novelist Aldous Huxley & theatrical-producer John Houseman on the screenplay for this 1944 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance JANE EYRE After several harrowing years in an orphanage where she was placed by a supercilious relative for exhibiting the forbidden trait of 'wilfulness' Jane Eyre (Joan Fontaine) secures work as a governess Her little charge French-accented Adele (Margaret O' Brien) is pleasant enough But Jane's employer the brooding tormented Edward Rochester (Orson Welles) terrifies the prim young governess Under Jane's gentle influence Rochester drops his forbidding veneer going so far as to propose marriage to Jane But they are forbidden connubial happiness when it is revealed that Rochester is still married to a gibbering lunatic whom he is forced to keep locked in his attic Rochester reluctantly sends Jane away but she returns only to find that the insane wife has burned down the mansion & rendered Rochester sightless In the tradition of Victorian romances this purges Rochester of any previous sins making him a worthy mate for the loving Jane ...

Written by established literature experts this series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...