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I love to watch these BBC productions with my wife. We have seen so many versions of Jane Eyre and it never gets old. For some reason, the BBC productions of books from this era are done very well.
This particular remake of Jane Eyre in 2011 was extremely good to me. It kept me engaged at all times even though it was a long movie. Personally, I have to watch these movies with subtitles because I have a challenge understanding the British version of English.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed this movie a lot and will probably watch it again in the far future with my wife. We enjoy watching many of the BBC movie classics over and over again.

I also thought the acting by the young kids in the flashbacks were very good. They were definitely in character and you could feel for them. Also, Judi Dench always gives a great performance.

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Charlotte Brontë’s Victorian romance is no stranger to the silver screen, but Sin Nombre director Cary Fukunaga’s affecting and beautifully mounted adaptation is among the best. Sometimes, casting can make all the difference. In this case, Australia’s Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) plays the determined Jane Eyre opposite Ireland’s Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank) as the world-weary Edward Rochester (neither actor betrays their country of origin). Fukunaga begins with Jane’s escape from Rochester’s High Gothic Thornfield Hall before flashing back to the days when the plainspoken orphan lived with her cruel and resentful aunt (an unsympathetic Sally Hawkins). The aunt ships her off to a loveless charity school, where she still manages to receive a fine education, after which she lands a position as governess for Rochester’s ward, Adèle. Though his housekeeper (Dame Judi Dench, excellent) makes Jane feel welcome, the brooding Rochester attempts to mock and demean her, but the quick-witted 19-year-old can hold her own. What might offend a more superficial man intrigues her employer (played by a gent more handsome than the author intended). Sparks fly, but he expresses greater interest in a local beauty. Just as Jane finally pierces Rochester’s armor, she discovers his terrible secret, and hits the road. She meets a kindly missionary (Jamie Bell) and his sweet sisters, who offer her the family she never had, before a sequence of well-plotted developments allow Jane to forge her own future. For once, no one can stop her, making for a swoon-worthy, if bittersweet conclusion. –Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Academy Award® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) star in acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga’s daring new adaptation of the timeless romance. When orphaned governess Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall she’s intrigued by her brooding wealthy employer Rochester (Fassbender). His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever. Critics proclaim this captivating sensual film is “Beautiful. A splendid example of how to turn a beloved work of classic literature into a movie.” (A.O. Scott The New York Times)Starring: Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Judi Dench Sally Hawkins Holliday Grainger Tamzin Merchant Imogen Poots Amelia Clarkson Romy Settbon Moore Freya ParksDirected by: Cary Joji Fukunaga