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MovieWeb...
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:58 pm
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Ellen Page will play one of English literature's most famous
characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films is working with BBC
Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century
romance. It's the story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of
her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a
terrible secret.

Full Story:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/76/28476.php
ravenlynne...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:02 am
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MovieWeb wrote:
Quote:
Ellen Page will play one of English literature's most famous
characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films is working with BBC
Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century
romance. It's the story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of
her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a
terrible secret.

Full Story:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/76/28476.php

How many times do they have to make this story into a movie? Sheesh...

--
Leah: That were a wee bit repulsive.
Buffy: Went okay. 'Cept I feel a little wierd about using a
crucifix to kill someone.
Leah: Yeh dinno much about religion, do yeh?
...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:42 am
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On May 7, 3:58 am, MovieWeb <court... at (no spam) courtneyoquist.com> wrote:
Quote:
Ellen Page will play one of English literature's most famous
characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films is working with BBC
Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century
romance. It's the story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of
her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a
terrible secret.

Full Story:http://www.movieweb.com/news/76/28476.php

Are they going to get Diablo Cody to update the dialogue? For shizz!
"I'm kickin' it Old School and puttin' on the corset"
"Dario Argento would have LOVED this old house."
tomcervo...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:19 pm
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On May 7, 7:02�am, ravenlynne <ravenly... at (no spam) yahoo.spamholio.com> wrote:
Quote:
How many times do they have to make this story into a movie? Sheesh...

And we already have SCTV's definitive version, starring Andrea Martin
as Jane Eyrehead and Joe Flaherty as Rochester ("Wah, Jane!")
Agent Smith...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:12 pm
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MovieWeb <courtney at (no spam) courtneyoquist.com> wrote in news:82a3a942-f1d1-4bcd-
8167-f30df1f33b2f at (no spam) u12g2000prd.googlegroups.com:

Quote:
Ellen Page will play one of English literature's most famous
characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films is working with BBC
Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century
romance. It's the story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of
her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a
terrible secret.

Full Story:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/76/28476.php

This should be appealing to thje Ivy League lesbos. Smile
El Klauso...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:04 am
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No offense to the fans of female fiction, but Eyre is such an "every-
woman" character that - despite it being her story and told from her
point of view - the character of Jane remains a virtual non-presence
in the both the novel and in the various film and television versions.
We hear her voice, events are filtered through her perceptions, she is
involved in all, yet she feels curiously "missing" from her own story.
Jane seems to disappear, as if by her very ubiquity.

The male lead provides virtually all of the color and fireworks, and
when there has been a worthwhile Rochester in the adaptation, "Eyre"
as a property usually succeeds. Without a Rochester of some gravitas,
however, even the best casting for Jane doesn't seem to help.

Fascinating how this property is remade virtually every 10 years, as
if on schedule.
trickster206 at (no spam) yahoo.com...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:30 am
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Quote:
On May 7, 7:02�am, ravenlynne <ravenly... at (no spam) yahoo.spamholio.com> wrote:

How many times do they have to make this story into a movie? Sheesh...

Once a year, there's a Bronte or Jane Austin, movie. It's in the
studio contract.
El Klauso...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:13 am
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AS: She's clearly not an intellectual.

EK: Well, in all fairness, Lowood School's emphasis on sadism directed
against young girls probably didn't make it the greatest facility for
amassing first class mental training, at least before the change of
management.

Given Rochester's resources, I'm sure that Jane blossomed into a
"Great Lady," or perhaps even a "Great Soul" - probably more
proficient and admirable in the realm of human emotions and needs than
in the world of arts and letters. Certainly, there is nothing amiss in
that.
trotsky...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:48 am
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tomcervo wrote:
Quote:
On May 7, 7:02�am, ravenlynne <ravenly... at (no spam) yahoo.spamholio.com> wrote:
How many times do they have to make this story into a movie? Sheesh...

And we already have SCTV's definitive version, starring Andrea Martin
as Jane Eyrehead and Joe Flaherty as Rochester ("Wah, Jane!")


Who's to say Page's version won't be an update on Jane Eyrehead for the
Gen. X'ers?
Agent Smith...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:45 am
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El Klauso <Klaus01 at (no spam) verizon.net> wrote in news:af17966d-25f7-4811-abeb-
abfdfbd4fe06 at (no spam) k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

Quote:
No offense to the fans of female fiction, but Eyre is such an "every-
woman" character that - despite it being her story and told from her
point of view - the character of Jane remains a virtual non-presence
in the both the novel and in the various film and television versions.
We hear her voice, events are filtered through her perceptions, she is
involved in all, yet she feels curiously "missing" from her own story.
Jane seems to disappear, as if by her very ubiquity.

The male lead provides virtually all of the color and fireworks, and
when there has been a worthwhile Rochester in the adaptation, "Eyre"
as a property usually succeeds. Without a Rochester of some gravitas,
however, even the best casting for Jane doesn't seem to help.

Fascinating how this property is remade virtually every 10 years, as
if on schedule.

I never thought of that. Maybe the writers should make her into a
giggly, bubbly, sex kitten, because she was supposedly buxom. She's
clearly not an intellectual.
mack...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:42 am
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"ravenlynne" <ravenlynne at (no spam) yahoo.spamholio.com> wrote in message
news:fvs28c1k9p at (no spam) news3.newsguy.com...
Quote:
MovieWeb wrote:
Ellen Page will play one of English literature's most famous
characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films is working with BBC
Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century
romance. It's the story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of
her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a
terrible secret.

Full Story:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/76/28476.php

How many times do they have to make this story into a movie? Sheesh...

Just what I was thinking. Same goes for Wuthering Heights and Pride and

Prejudice.
Agent Smith...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:52 pm
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El Klauso <Klaus01 at (no spam) verizon.net> wrote in news:5b343c8a-e642-44f8-988a-
028d1690714a at (no spam) k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

Quote:
AS: She's clearly not an intellectual.

EK: Well, in all fairness, Lowood School's emphasis on sadism directed
against young girls probably didn't make it the greatest facility for
amassing first class mental training, at least before the change of
management.

Given Rochester's resources, I'm sure that Jane blossomed into a
"Great Lady," or perhaps even a "Great Soul" - probably more
proficient and admirable in the realm of human emotions and needs than
in the world of arts and letters. Certainly, there is nothing amiss in
that.

Sure, but how're you going to make her stand out from the crowd? :p
tomcervo...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:49 pm
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On May 8, 8:04�am, El Klauso <Klau... at (no spam) verizon.net> wrote:
Quote:
Fascinating how this property is remade virtually every 10 years, as
if on schedule.

They're not re-making the book; they're re-making the movie. No one
judges the movies in comparison to the novel, but the previous
adaptations, and some of the more unfortunate movies seem based on the
old movies, rather than the books.
Sometimes you get more insight out of a good critical article than you
get from a conventional movie remake. By now we know enough about her
to create a movie about Charlotte Bronte with as much drama as Jane
Eyre, and fewer purple patches.
El Klauso...
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:26 pm
Guest
tomcervo wrote: They're not re-making the book; they're re-making the
movie.

EK: No one claimed that.

tc: No one judges the movies in comparison to the novel.

EK: Well, I'll admit to being in the minority on this, but I do like
to reference the original sources to see what has been neglected or
suppressed.
El Klauso...
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:01 am
Guest
AS: Some wonderful imagery and symbolism that would really make for a
boring
art film, if put onto the screen.  

EK: In many cases, such as multiple adaptations of "Eyre," about one-
third of the plot gets trimmed - well beyond the abandonment of a few
passages of wordplay.
 
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