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Wilson, meanwhile, sounded quite lovable and lively over the phone from London. Every young girl has been through that stage of life of feeling completely unattractive and no one is going to love them.” That was something I felt was important to bring out, because I think one of the things people just love about the book is how Jane's a sort of Everywoman. "One of the qualities I really liked about her was you look at her one way and she's very beautiful, and then you look at her another way and she can look quite plain at times. So casting someone with a feisty spirit in the title role was particularly important to White, who discovered Wilson, now 25, via the traditional audition process. "I think it's the first time a woman has ever done the adaptation, and I think that's a central thing to this piece because its heart is absolutely centered on Jane, whereas a lot of them might have been called ‘Rochester,'” White said. The director and screenwriter of the latest version are both women, as well as something of British literary-adaptation experts: Susanna White, whose credits include six episodes of the Charles Dickens' miniseries "Bleak House,” and Sandy Welch, who scripted the Dickens miniseries "Our Mutual Friend.” FOR SALE Masterpiece Theatres Jane Eyre DVD 2007 BBC OOP Toby Stephens Ruth Wilson.
#JANE EYRE MOVIE MASTERPIECE THEATRE TV#
The last TV movie came in 1997, starring Samantha Morton and Ciaran Hinds. MASTERPIECE THEATRES JANE Eyre DVD 2007 BBC OOP Toby Stephens Ruth Wilson - 29.48. The most recent feature version was released in 1996, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt. The best-known film version was made in 1944, starring Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles, who played Eyre's employer and eventual true love, Edward Rochester. The story of a young Victorian governess - who has to overcome abandonment, poverty, cruelty, emotional betrayal and something scary in the attic before finally finding true love - first hit the screen in the silent era. The two-part miniseries will air Sunday and Jan.
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"Sometimes she can come across a bit pious, and you want to sort of kick her bum and just say, ‘Get on with it,'” said the young British actress, not long out of drama school, whose portrayal can be seen in a new adaptation of the oft-filmed romance novel. LOS ANGELES - Ruth Wilson isn't very Jane Eyre-like in her opinion of the demure Charlotte Bronte character she plays on TV.