Jane EYRE (1996)

Cast/Avec Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Anna Paquin, John Wood, Geraldine Chaplin, Nic Knight, Nicola Howard, Fiona Shaw, Amanda Root, Richard Warwick …

Franco Zeffirelli once again proves himself a faithful custodian of the classics with this adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's 1847 masterpiece. Anna Paquin plays the young Jane Eyre, orphaned forced to endure life at a harsh boarding school. She grows into an independent, strong-willed woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) who takes a governess position at the remote Thornton Hall, where she falls in love with the brooding owner, Mr. Rochester (William Hurt). He loves her too, but his dark secrets and her own fears, stand in the way of their happiness. This is a lushly photographed and well-acted drama that stresses realism and emotional honesty over the gothic gloom associated with previous versions. Though abrupt in spots, the film stays true to Bronte’s novel, and it's full of the natural beauty one expects from the work of this famed director.

Apres une enfance triste au pensionnat le Lowood, la jeune orpheline Jane Eyre est engagé comme gouvernante de la petite Adèle chez le riche Edward Rochester. Mr Rochester ne tarde pas à etre sensible aux charmes de Jane qui, elle, se sent attirée par ce personnage énigmatique.