Jane Eyre Movie Comparison

Jane Eyre is a novel which is written by Charlotte Brontë. It is a famous novel in all over the world and it is one of the best novels of Charlotte Brontë. It takes place in 19th century England and there are various adaptations in the history of cinema. Every one of them is interpreted differently by several film makers.

Different aspects of the films can be seen when we look at it closely. In the Jane Eyre (1943), film seems more realistic and loyal to the main plot of the book as Gioino stated: “Overall, the film stayed close to the plot of the book and was rather entertaining to watch. Of the parts of the book the film did keep, they were all mostly accurate and were able to tell the story in a new and reinvented way.”(Gioino) In the

Rochaster is a significant character in the film because he is one of the main characters. In the 1943 version of the film Orson Welles plays his character and in the 1996 version of the film William Hurt plays Mr. Rochaster. Orson Welles’s performance as Mr. Rochaster seems more realistic, Holden agrees with this idea: Mr. Hurt 's subdued, introverted portrayal is out of sync with the rest of the film 's tone of discreet grandeur. In two earlier versions of the story, Rochester was played by Orson Welles and George C. Scott as a more ominous patriarchal figure… Instead of conjuring thunderstorms of half-suppressed emotion, his face registers a wary, embittered angst.”(Holden) In the old version of the film we see that Mr. Rochaster as an earnest person as Orson Welles’ interpretation but Hurt’s interpretation of Mr. Rochaster is more like a kind person in this case we could say that 1943 version of the film did better than the modern version. Characters, plot of the films and visuals in two different versions of Jane Eyre movies are compared and which one is depicted these aspects better than the other one is shown. It can be said that some aspects in the Stevenson’s version is better such as the character or it can be said visually Zeffirelli’s film is better but each director has their own interpretation in their