![]() Jane is described in the novel as a plain girl is that where the phrase “plain Jane” comes from? Here she's played by Mia Wasikowska (of Tim Burton's “ Alice in Wonderland”), who is far from plain but transforms herself into a pale, severe creature who needs to be watered with love. This is not the opening we expect, with Jane already fully grown, but later in flashbacks, we'll be reminded of her Dickensian girlhood, her cruel aunt, her sadistic boarding school, and her need as a girl without means to earn her own way as a governess. ![]() The film opens with Jane Eyre fearfully fleeing across the bleak moors, where even nature conspires against her. This atmospheric new “Jane Eyre,” the latest of many adaptations, understands those qualities, and also the very architecture and landscape that embody the gothic notion.
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