11-11-2008, 12:58 PM
Monique Devereaux Wrote:[quote=maisonvivante]
But, speaking of which, I caught the 2006 remake of Jane Eyre a few weeks ago. WOW! I "found" it because I had just finished watching the 15 episode "Bleak House" and wondered what else the director, Susanna White, had been up to. Sure enough, Jane Eyre.
This one took a lot of liberties with the storyline, condensing the opening part at Lowood School into 15 minutes among other things, but poured on the gothic imagery without resorting to ham fisted visual cliches. Orson Welles' Rochester has long been my favorite, but Toby Stephens is HOT! The "romance" between Jane and Rochester was the bulk of the 4 hour running time and I hung on every breath, word, and "look" on the actors faces. Highly Recommended.
All good points, and yes, the chemistry was great between them.
The remake of Northanger abbey wasn't bad but it was far too inclined to offer rational explanation and so ruined the gothic atmosphere and a lot of the silliness that Austen was making fun of
They do these adaptations because they are 'classics' for schools. Unfortunately, because of the costs involved, there are really no 'cheap paperback' equivalents these days-even the made for TV movies have their price!
