Jane Air seems to be still facing a bad path in her life as she lives a harsh childhood in an orphanage. One day, this girl experiences a strange path while she meets Edward Rochester and falls in love with him, but his family forces him to marry another woman.
The whole picture seems to fuse a relentless, revisionist Mercury Theater "take" on Jane Eyre to an obvious attempt on the part of Fox to ride the post-Rebecca wave of Gothic romantic mystery.
Solid, unimaginative version of the book with great cast.
Slant Magazine
April 30, 2007
A well-constructed piece of studio work, with vivid black-and-white cinematography under matte painting skies that creates a turbulent, oppressive mood.
One of the best Hollywood versions of Bronte's classic text, largely due to Orson Welles' powerful performance, dark visuals, and ominous music by yje genius Bernard Herrmann.
