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Jane Eyre

1996 · 113 min

A somber, slow-burning romance steeped in gothic gloom, where restrained passion and buried secrets smolder beneath a cold, austere surface.

Tagline: The passionate tale of forbidden secrets!
Overview: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
class
betrayal
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Written by: Franco Zeffirelli, Hugh Whitemore
Starring: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Plowright, Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Billie Whitelaw, Maria Schneider, Elle Macpherson
Music: Alessio Vlad, Claudio Capponi
Cinematography: David Watkin
Runtime: 113 min
Country: France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: French, English

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