Plot & Details
Plot
Screen newcomer Ruth Wilson assumes the role of Charlotte Brontë's eponymous heroine in director Susanna White and screenwriter Sandy Welch's adaptation of the classic 1847 novel. Jane Eyre is a plain but spirited woman who leaves behind the cruel confines of a charity home to work as a governess for the enigmatic Edward Rochester (Toby Stephens). The master of Thornfield Hall, Rochester hires Jane to watch over the young Adele. As a series of increasingly strange occurrences begin to unfold in Thornfield Hall's North Tower, the young governess attempts to maintain her virtue while entering into a soulful relationship with her unrepentantly lecherous employer.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
228min.
DVD Release Date:
02/20/2007
Director(s):
Starring:
Themes:
Servants and Employers,Orphans,Haunted By the Past,Star-Crossed Lovers
Tone:
Atmospheric,Earnest,Goth,Intimate,Melancholy,Somber,Stylized
Keywords:
governess,lecher,relationship,secrets,virtue
Language:
English
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