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Jane Eyre is a 1996 romance and drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and written by Hugh Whitemore and Zeffirelli. The production features Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Anna Paquin, and Joan Plowright in the cast, with David Watkin serving as director of photography and Jenny Beavan as costume designer. Dyson Lovell produced the film, which was distributed by Miramax and Netflix. The movie is based on the novel Jane Eyre and is set in England.
The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released in 1996. It originated in France, the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom, with English and French as its original languages. The production companies include Miramax, Cineritino S.r.L., Mediaset, RCS Editori S.p.A., and Flach Film. The film holds a review score of 75% and a rating of 6/10, with an IMDb rating of 6.8. It is rated PG and has won one award.
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6.9After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Cast
- William Hurt as Rochester
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Jane Eyre
- Joan Plowright as Mrs. Fairfax
- Anna Paquin as Young Jane Eyre
- Geraldine Chaplin as Miss Scatcherd
- Billie Whitelaw as Grace Poole
Themes
- based on novel or book
- aunt
- gentleman
- 19th century
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
10,672 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- French
- Based on
- Jane Eyre
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Screenwriter
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Cast member
- Walter Sparrow
- Producer
- Dyson Lovell
- Production company
- Miramax
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 668100
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-30
- title
- Jane Eyre
- costume designer
- Jenny Beavan
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 75%
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