What makes riveting reading does not necessarily translate well to the screen. Here are mine:įidelity: No feature-length adaptation can retain every episode in the story nor do I desire fidelity for its own sake. There are no right or wrong opinions when it comes to matters of taste, yet critical judgments are not much use to others unless we can explain (at least in part) the criteria used to reach them. Everyone who reads Jane Eyre forms a unique mental picture of the setting and characters, and every filmed version must either satisfy or offend against those expectations. Opinions of each of these adaptations vary wildly, and each has its partisans. Wingfield Manor, a deserted 15th century house in Derbyshire, was used for Thornfield after the fire (Haddon House was again used for the pre-fire exteriors).
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