JANE EYRE

Monday, May 2

Director: Cary Fukunaga
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Judi Dench
Run Time: 115 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2011
Language: English
Rating: G (Violence)

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre), Jane Eyre is a powerful and moving adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's most famous work. Holding true to the traditional narrative, Fukunaga successfully manages to infuse his film with contemporary vitality and spirit, creating a breathtakingly powerful work of art. After a bleak and miserable childhood, Jane Eyre escapes her past to become a governess for a wealthy family. Living happily in her new position, she meets the master of the house, the abrupt and cold Edward Rochester. As the two characters form an unlikely friendship, the young Jane soon finds herself falling in love with the older gentleman. Starring Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right, Alice in Wonderland) as the titular heroine, and Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank, Inglorious Basterds) as the dark and mysterious Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre is a wildly emotional story of romance, drama and dark secrets. With an outstanding supporting cast that includes Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham, Happy-Go-Lucky) and Judi Dench (Nine, Notes on a Scandal), this adaptation of the beloved classic is sure to be one for the ages.

"A splendid example of how to tackle the daunting duty of turning a beloved work of classic literature into a movie. Neither a radical updating nor a stiff exercise in middlebrow cultural respectability, Mr. Fukunaga's film tells its venerable tale with lively vigor and an astute sense of emotional detail."
A. O. Scott, New York Times

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Spring 2011 Film Schedule April 4 - Barney's Version April 18 - The Illusionist May 2 - Jane Eyre May 16 - West is West May 30 - Of Gods and Men June 13 - In a Better World