This is my absolute favourite version of one of my absolute favourite books. I can't say that any of the others have done it justice.
This version captures the romantic core of Bronte's novel, and I think all of the cast did a fine job.
Though this may be contrary to the opinions of some other, rather grumpy reviewers, I absolutely adore William Hurt as Mr. Rochester. Remembering that this WAS the Victorian age, I found his Mr. Rochester appropriately raw and gruff.
And to those who try to say that he and Charlotte Gainsbourg have no chemistry, I beg to differ. There's a raw but restrained emotion to their interactions in the film (very accurate to the time period), and I found the evening scene between them to be just as romantically thrilling as it was in the novel.
All in all, this is a movie I will be purchasing.
This version captures the romantic core of Bronte's novel, and I think all of the cast did a fine job.
Though this may be contrary to the opinions of some other, rather grumpy reviewers, I absolutely adore William Hurt as Mr. Rochester. Remembering that this WAS the Victorian age, I found his Mr. Rochester appropriately raw and gruff.
And to those who try to say that he and Charlotte Gainsbourg have no chemistry, I beg to differ. There's a raw but restrained emotion to their interactions in the film (very accurate to the time period), and I found the evening scene between them to be just as romantically thrilling as it was in the novel.
All in all, this is a movie I will be purchasing.