Comments on: 10 Fantastic Reasons to Watch the 1983 Jane Eyre Adaptation

By: Vive Nerim

Vive Nerim — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:14:30 +0000

In reply to Amina. I loved Ruth Wilson's performance as Jane Eyre !

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:15:56 +0000

In reply to Veronika Zahorecová. He truly is perfect as Rochester.

By: Veronika Zahorecová

Veronika Zahorecová — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:30:15 +0000

In reply to Beth Heinecamp. I totally agree with you and all the points in the article, I now feel in love with Timothy Dalton, he couldn’t have been more perfect Rochester

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:05:38 +0000

In reply to Esther Hadassa. Timothy Dalton is simply brilliant! And yes, the costumes were great, too. :)

By: Esther Hadassa

Esther Hadassa — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:06:38 +0000

All I can say is I wholeheartedly agree with all 10 reasons.
Also, the costumes are superb! The costumes at Gateshead and Lowwood are clearly some 8 years before the main part of the story at Thornfield.
And don’t forget Timothy Dalton! Handsome? Well maybe or at least pleasant to look at, but not according to those times. Timothy is just perfect, he knew what he was doing and he was doing better than any other I’ve seen. He sure had me with his gipsy scene!

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:04:21 +0000

In reply to Colleen Davis. I love all three versions too, but there is something magical about Timothy Dalton's performance! And it is a very satisfying adaptation.

By: Colleen Davis

Colleen Davis — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:10:57 +0000

In reply to Anna. I absolutely agree! I love many things about the Fassbender/Wasikowska and the Stevens/Wilson versions, but the 1983 is the most satisfying to me as an effective, balanced, and faithful presentation of the Bronte. And of course.....Timothy Dalton. If I work at it hard enough, I can convince myself he is not too handsome!

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:21:12 +0000

In reply to Christi. Thanks, Christi for your thoughts! Yeah, Jane Eyre is my favorite book of all time too and I watch every version I can. My top three are the 1983, 2006, and 2011 versions but I see bits I like from most adaptations.

By: Christi

Christi — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:39:56 +0000

Okay, so I’m years tardy in finding this post.

In the past months I have watched every adaptation I could find on Jane Eyre, my fav book of all time since my teens. Although, I love Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson, the adaptation took too many liberties IMHO (no way Jane would roll around in the bed like that with Rochester, espcially after finding out about the big lie and ruining the nuptials). Remember, in the book, Jane always kept the passionate Rochester at bay during the engagement period.

But, I do find myself re-watching that 2006 version, because Toby and Ruth are so good.

My fav Rochester is, of course, Timothy Dalton. Carmen expressed my feelings about Dalton. I had to laugh out loud. Once I saw Dalton’s 1983 version, nothing compared. It’s so accurate to the book and his acting is stellar. Zelah did a great job, but to me, Ruth and Samantha Morton (1997 version) are more what I envisioned for Jane.

Great job, Amber!

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:48:33 +0000

In reply to JULIEM. We always love finding new kindred spirits. :) Thanks for your comment!