Just now I found an older version of Jane Eyre, then the version from 1943/44 with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine.
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Nobody told me that Toby Stephens plays in more book re-makes then just Jane Eyre! I just found the movie The Tenant of Wildfell Hall with him playing Gilbert Markham, the rich farmer. After checking him out on wiki, I found that he mostly plays in remakes of books, and theater, so I'll try to check more movies with him. He does fit the role of a ( Read more... )

In short: didn't like it. ~~" There was quite a great fuss about it, but for me the interpretations and change of story line was really annoying.

( More thoughts on the adaptation )

Jane Eyre is a strong-minded young woman, who gets hired by Edward Rochester to work as a governess for his adopted daughter. With time the lord and Jane grow closer, but a big secret stands in the way of their relationship (the wife of Mr. Rochester, Edna, who is mentally ill and is locked away in a tower in Thornfield Hall).

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The orphan Jane Eyre is raised by her heartless Aunt, but cause of their conflicts the Aunt gives her off to a boarding school. In the 8 years she spends there, she becomes a learned, patient young lady, and thanks to that she gets a job as a governess in Thornfield Hall. While she teaches the giddy girl Adele, Jane gets to know and love the ( Read more... )