Jane Eyre
by Delbert Mann
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Actor: George C. Scott, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Nyree Dawn Porter, Susannah YorkDirector: Delbert Mann
Cinematographer: Paul Beeson
Editor: Peter Boita
Producer: Frederick H. Brogger
Producer: Hugh Attwooll
Producer: James Franciscus
Writer: Charlotte Bront?
Writer: Jack Pulman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 110 minutes
Release Date: 2000-12-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Vci Video
Studio: Vci Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Jane Eyre
Movie Review: Jane Eyre ~ Worth the Wait
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this DVD from Amazon, and it arrived in about 2 days. Fast shipping is always appreciated. The DVD was in excellent condition, and the movie is just as wonderful as I remembered. I was very pleased with the whole transaction.Movie Review: Bad Edit?
Summary: 1 Stars
Maybe it's just because of the horrific DVD edit but I really don't understand why other reviewers are calling this a "gem". I had no idea why Jane would fall in love with this Rochester (Maybe because she's in her 40's?). Maybe all those scenes got cut out. This St. John Rivers doesn't strike me as an idealistic man of God, he acts crazed and fanatical! York is too old and too pretty. Scott is at least old and grouchy but he does poorly looking tortured. The scene at the end is puzzling, Scott as Rochester is flippant and emotionless (maybe he used up his histrionics in the rest of the movie) There are so many good versions of this, this one seems like a waste of time.Movie Review: Now I know why it's $4.99
Summary: 3 Stars
The plot of the book has been simplified, the dialog is not particularly faithful to the book, and the overall tone is rather more melodramatic. However, there are few really glaring errors in terms of spoiling the period atmosphere, except for Rochester's statement that no one would care if he and Jane lived together without being married. In 1971 when the film was made, perhaps few people would have. In the Victorian era when the action takes place, every woman in their social circle would have refused to associate with any kept mistress or allow her to appear at respectable gatherings.
The acting is good, and it's nice to see major characters who are not Hollywood stereotypically attractive. The costumes are rather a mixed bag of mid-19th-century styles. The settings aren't bad. Thornfield Hall could be more luxurious, but Lowood School is done very well, complete with the constant noise of many girls chanting different lessons in the same room. The lighting is excellent, and the background music is sweeping enough to make you forgive a great deal.
EXCEPT:
The DVD quality is atrocious. The many and large streaks and blips on the screen, always worst right in the middle of it, are constantly spoiling the film. I don't care if they had to use an old print, there is editing software to clean up this kind of thing. I spent about every other screen being distracted by a huge green line all the way down the middle--they could at minimum have cleaned up major problems like that.
So, when you buy this DVD you're getting your $4.99 worth. No more.
Movie Review: Note on video quality
Summary: 3 Stars
The reason for the atrocious quality of the DVDs and tapes is probably that they were made off old film prints from TV stations and the European theatrical release, with all their splices, dirt, color shifts, sound drop-outs, etc. Not to mention old transfers to video from God knows when. Maybe it's no longer copyright protected and in the public domain, so anyone with an old print can knock off some cheap copies and sell them at dollar stores and the like.
Someone on an IMDB post says that the original material (e.g. the original negative, sound elements, copies used to make release prints and so on) was destroyed. If this is true, there is no way to get a re-mastered version as all you can do is try to find the best of these crappy broken-down prints and old video transfers. Storing original negatives properly at a lab or other archival facility is expensive and it seems many producers just threw stuff away not thinking it would be worth anything in the future. This is too bad as it sounds like it's a rather decent production that had some nice cinematography and good performances.
Movie Review: Proficient Version of JANE EYRE
Summary: 4 Stars
George C. Scott is wonderful as Rochester while Susannah York is capable and satisfactory in the title role yet she seems to lack some passion inward or outward. Jack Hawkins is brilliant as the evil headmaster yet the motivations for his hideous nature are left unexplored. This version of JANE EYRE is beautifully photographed and richly textured and very compelling. John William's score is appropriately composed to augment the visuals. In all this is a well intentioned production but seems to lack some of the mysterious and enigmatic qualities of earlier versions, yet it is still very enthralling.
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