Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.
1996
HD
112min
France
English
Franco Zeffirelli
Geraldine Chaplin
Joan Plowright
Maria Schneider
Billie Whitelaw
Anna Paquin
Charlotte Gainsbourg
William Hurt
Elle Macpherson
Nic Knight
based on novel or book
19th century
gentleman
aunt
