Jane Eyre (1983)_ "I must leave you, Mr Rochester" Part II

[@RendingtheRiver]

The way he starts crying at 4:59, holding himself in a guarded, helpless, almost self-protective stance, grasping his hair with one hand and hugging himself with his other, sobbing unevenly, losing control...was very well done. It's very accurate to how many men cry in real life.

[@darrylschultz6479]

@WakinTheDeadFan He's referring to those rare times they do cry.😖👍

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

It’s hilarious. No real man acts like that who isn’t insane.

[@missyadams]

@@EmilyGloeggler7984 you should see him as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. His scream when Catherine died... *Shudder*

[@cathysmith997]

@@EmilyGloeggler7984 That's kind of the point. He's past his limit of what he has to accept, and what his life will be.

[@eme.261]

@@EmilyGloeggler7984 - You've never seen a man at his most vulnerable then. I suppose that's a comfort. To you.

[@Peacefulpreface6323]

In the book, when he says "my hope, my love, my life!" he buries his head in the seat of the sofa and begins sobbing uncontrollably. Without hesitation, Jane runs to his side and turns his cheek to kiss him before whispering "God keep you from harm and reward you for your kindness to me"... with Jane's inner monologue tearing itself apart over what to do, her morals conflicting with witnessing the love of her life breaking his heart before her. Jane Eyre is my second favourite novel after Wuthering Heights but no other including that has made me cry like that scene does in the book 😭😭😭😭😭 Charlotte Bronte's personal life must have been quite the journey.

[@emilyseal3207]

Fantastic comment. Spot on. She nearly dies wandering, wandering, directionless. They are both suffering.

[@Peacefulpreface6323]

​@@emilyseal3207Thank you and exactly. There's also another part in the book that's never been represented on screen when Rochester is talking about his honeymoon in Jamaica, a foreign land with his insane wife he's now trapped with, abusing him at every moment. It really is described like hell and you feel it with him.

[@missyadams]

Best Edward Rochester EVER! The first time I watched this version, I felt so bad for him I wanted to cry too

[@audreyschorr2020]

missyadams and BBQ sauce

[@missyadams]

???

[@paigecat9104]

Well as an actor he did his job if he convinced an audience member to feel compassion towards his character. He's a good actor. I think I read Zelah Clark sales real estate now. I saw a current pic of her she looked really good her hair short long style with blond highlights.

[@rebekahmcneely4630]

I cried.

[@missyadams]

@@paigecat9104 she once trained for the ballet until an ankle issue

[@mtl9732]

Here, dear viewers, is a fine actor rising above the material and production.

[@katcabula]

So true

[@monmothma3358]

The production, maybe. Not the material.

[@rebekahmcneely4630]

We gotta praise Jane's strength here. Like this if you doubt you would have been strong enough to give Mr. Rochester up.

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

The first time I saw this, I said, "My bags are packed, let's go."

[@ampa4989]

Mr. Rochester would have been so hounded by amoral thots in the 21st century, I fear he would have failed to even notice Jane had she thrown herself before his steed.

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Удивительно,но сам Далтон ,в последующей жизни после ,"Джейн Эйр ' сам крутился и заводил романы с такими как Селина Варанс ,с такой же и собрался создать семью История с которой , закончилась также как в книге Таких как Джейн он не замечал И Бог послал ему то,что он заслужил

[@VampireGlam13]

I've seen this so many times. and I cry every time. Dalton is a gift. this whole scene is gut wrenching. but morally Jane had to let him go.

[@nakita9008]

I just discovered this adaptation, and I swear to God I have watched this clip 50 times in the last 2 days

[@anag7307]

“Oh Jane..., my hope, my love, my..😭😭😭life” 4:43

[@WisdomTubeful]

Jane Eyre is the woman every man needs to marry. God bless her.

[@louisanna30]

Indeed, my heroine. She stood on her convictions.

[@RobertaTMS_]

+louisanna30 Me too.

[@monmothma3358]

Dalton is slightly over the top, but then there are all the details that make his performance believable still, like his sweating. And the way his heart quietly breaks at 3:23, and he starts crying.. That's so moving, much more than his shouting.

[@cellowali2865]

At first even I thought that his acting is bit over the top in this scene but then I read this particular conversation in the novel again and realised that it is quite a difficult scene to perform for an actor playing Rochester. Rochester is completely on the verge of being mad at this point. I can understand the changes in his mood as he is afraid of losing Jane forever. Plus you have to perform the scene as it is with Bronte's dialogues. In other versions either the dialogues are changed completely ( like in 2011 and 1970 version which gives an actor little bit ease to perform), or the scene is completely changed ( as in the case of 1996, 1997 , 2006). Even in 1973 BBC version which is considered more faithful, Michael jayston despite being a good Rochester doesn't fully convey the desperation and madness. So by far Mr. Dalton is the only actor who truly commits himself in performing the scene exactly like novel, yes he gets bit over the top in the end with that " you will", otherwise the whole scene is quite good.

[@monmothma3358]

@@cellowali2865 I'm sure you're right! Been a while since I read the novel, all I remember about that conversation is how long it was. Beautiful and important, but also longer than I had thought, taking up a considerable amount of pages.

[@cellowali2865]

@@monmothma3358 yes the conversation is very long in the novel. Everytime I read it, I just feel so sad for Jane.

[@Svetlana_Zakirova]

Dalton's performance gives me chills...

[@sandyelliott3350]

I've never had a man love me like that, or cry over me. I would have stayed with him.

[@darrylschultz6479]

I can if yer like.😉👍

[@ТатьянаГубина-и1и]

So would I.

[@anyaw340]

It would be very unwise. She and any children they had would be entitled to nothing when he died, or if he suddenly left. It would be very difficult for her to support herself given that she would also be ostracized by the public; no respectable family would employ a governess with such a reputation. He was significantly older than she was, so the likelihood of him dying first and leaving her with nothing was very high.

[@rebekahmcneely4630]

Why is his crying so cute though? It just makes me want to hug him.

[@dina-rd1th]

Тимоти Далтон играет просто потрясающе!!! Прям веришь что он любит ее очень сильно!!!

[@НатальяТарасова-у7и]

Сильная режиссура.Актерам- верю каждому слову.Сколько отдано чувств для создания образа.БРАВО!

[@katherinedogears948]

I think with this Rochester viewers are able to see a man who KNOWS he did something wrong and is trying to fix (I.e. guilt trip her into staying) that wrong. I also really like the height differences between the actors. I think that it adds to the story and makes Jane appear smaller to the wilder and taller Rochester.

[@soulcornflake1]

This is far more in keeping with Charlotte Bronte. In the novel Jane is tiny, which makes her will even more indomitable, and in this chapter, Rochester is very aware of what he's done wrong, but wants Jane to overlook it, making her decision all the more impressive.

[@annetekoul]

BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED SCENE.TIM DALTON IS BREATHTAKING AND FASCINATING.I GET GUSEBUMPS EVERYTIME I WATCH THIS.IT'S SO SIMILLAR TO THE BOOK .I BELIEVE HAD CHARLOTTE BRONTE BEEN ALIVE SHE WOULD HAVE PRAISED TIM'S ACTING

[@mathildejensen3285]

If Jane where to stay it would have destroyed everything that was her soul. She could not have lived with her self if she compromized her integrity and moral. It would have changed her love to bitterness.

[@bernadettehunt9346]

The character of Jane, as Miss Bronte wrote had strong faith in God borne from adversity and that gave her discernement to see Edward as he really was.

[@donnalittle5453]

This man was an awesome actor.

[@elena_bukholtseva]

Он жив) и по-прежнему хороший актёр 😊 Dalton's alive) and he's still a good actor

[@primrose4514]

One of the most heartbreaking scenes I ever saw, THANK YOU both❤❤❤

[@sandrareinbaha7769]

Excellent masterwork and wonderful Timothi Dalton and Zelah Clarce. 4:59, 5:00 I also weep. T. Dalton is a very good Rochester and Zelah Clarce is a very good Jane Eyre.

[@nellyd9280]

This Rochester is sooooo charismatic!

[@w.lester255]

For some reason I way prefer Clarke to Wasikowska. I know everyone says her performance lacks passion...I can see how she and Dalton are almost acting in different styles. But there’s something about Clarke in this that just seems rock-solid. She’s got an unbreakable core, and I feel that if I were a man like Rochester I could fall madly in love with her as he does. Wasikowska’s Jane gives me more of an impression of inner frailty, and that she’s figuring it out as she goes along, bewildered and overpowered at points. Which is perhaps more realistic. I just like the spirit of Clarke’s Jane more, I suppose.

[@missyadams]

This was the first version of Jane Eyre I ever watched as a child and after watching the other versions later on, I circled back to Zelah Clarke, I know what you mean and I agree with you

[@misspriss2482]

Same.

[@edwarddillanger5922]

I don't know why in gods name you're comparing Clark to Wasikowska of all individuals. I'm a huge fan of Jane Eyre and I was first introduced to it via the 2011 version at age 15. I loved the story but I always found it confusing as to why characters kept referring to Jane as a passionate individual. To this day; I have never come across of version of this story with a more seemingly passionless and spineless Jane Eyre than the character from the 2011 version. Wasikowska is a fine actress and gave a commendable performance in Jane Eyre; it just didn't capture the type of character of whom I suspect Miss Eyre was meant to be.

[@w.lester255]

@@edwarddillanger5922 Hahaha I appreciate your passion towards this viewpoint - I’m inclined to agree. I would put my money on Zelah Clarke too. I put Wasikowska up there with her because a lot of people in the comments seem to like her and I don’t consider myself necessarily the final opinion on acting...but do I feel Clarke suits her more? Yes, absolutely... I never got notified of these replies haha

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Вы хорошо сказали Рочестер не мог не полюбить такую Джейн По духу она намного сильнее Она добра, нежна,тихая,спокойная,пылкая, страстная очень мужественная 0:01

[@adaorahikwueme5572]

This acting! World class acting!

[@silverserval8499]

They way he kisses her face and asks "and now?" is like reverse Mrs. Darcy at the end of Pride and Prejudice (2005)

[@predatorscraft4164]

How many times have I revisited this?..

[@adrievandijk]

For me, thisone is the best version of the films. There are several films, at least 2 or 3. Very good actors, quality play.

[@nice678900]

Awww :( this scene really makes me cry. This is my fav version of "Jane Eyre"

[@kristinabednarikova9100]

Krásna scéna, hoci neviem ani slovo po anglicky, uverila som tej scéne do poslednej bodky

[@НинаСычева-э5о]

Любовь молоденькой девушки-первая,робкая,настоящая и зрелого мужчины с обожженной душой прошла через сложные испытания, но она состоялась,она засияла ещё ярче,когда препятствия исчезли.Спасибо за вертуозную игру замечательнейших актеров Кларк и Далтон.Так можно играть только тогда, когда между актерами сияет искра любви.Мне бы очень хотелось,что это действительно так.

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Я тоже думаю,что между актерами была эта искра любви Так как Далтон кружил, обнимал, целовал то нежно,то страстно,как зажигал ,он нигде в своих любовных фильмах таким не был Не зря говорят что они родились, что бы сыграть эти свои главные роли в жизни Я думаю, что была эта искра любви между ними И мы это чувствуем через экран,это притяжение между ними, эту химию

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Я знаете, что заметила, что в комментариях только русские люди предполагают влюбленность между актерами Зарубежные отмечают только прекрасную игру Далтона , ну и иногда ЗИЛы Как будто он сам по себе так играл

[@сельскиепарни-ж8ю]

Душу рвёт мне эта сцена между влюблёнными. О,как эта трогательно. Что за актёры. Другой бы сразу покорил её. Мистер Рочестер - эта вечность любви на земле!!! Спасибо Тимати Далтон за такой подарок всем женщинам планеты!!! Браво. Рита Владикавказ Осетия

[@anyaw340]

I always wondered what he expected her to do considering the laws and social norms of that day. What other choice did she have? What outcome was he expecting? Was she supposed to live with a legally married man? As a woman with no wealth (at that point in the book), it puts her in a dangerous and precarious situation. She has no claims to him at all. She would be left with nothing if he one day decided to leave (which he could do at any time, since they are actually not legally married). Not only that, but if he did leave or die, she would be ostracized in society and unable to find respectable employment - and employment opportunities were already almost nonexistent for women in those days. If he died, she would be entitled to nothing, as would his "illegitimate" children. Thornfield and all he owns would be entailed on some distant male relative when he died. Given that he was significantly older, the likelihood of him one day dying first and leaving her and his children with nothing was very high. I think Mr. Rochester is essentially a good man who was stumbling his way through a bad situation that his father and Bertha's family put him in when he was young, but this was definitely very selfish on his part. He could be insulated from ostracization and the consequences of living in "sin" because he was rich and male, so he controlled his own destiny no matter what people thought of him. And then to be able to have Jane, too, for as long as he lives? How cozy for him. But not so for Jane. What happens to her when he's gone?

[@НаталияЯковлева-й5о]

Чудесный фильм! Благодарю Господа за то что он создан! Слава Богу! Спасибо Шарлотте Бронте! Спасибо режиссеру, сценаристу, композитору, операторам и всей съемочной группе! Спасибо замечательным актерам Зире Кларк и Тимоти Далтону и всем актерам, и всем потрудившимся над созданием незабвенного фильма! Это действительно один из лучших фильмов, созданных для человечества! (В 1983 году у нас его озвучили артисты с такими голосами и интонациями, поэтому мне нравится его смотреть на русском и на английском) ❤С любовью из России, Санкт-Петербург❤

[@Megafon5preG]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tattyspring8910]

I saw it when I was 12 and it was the first time in my life my heart broke💔 It was sad to realise after reading the book that if she stayed for 2 months until the fire everything could be different. She would have known of the siblings' existence anyway when Briggs brought her uncle's will...

[@miraaronova9188]

He upsets that she will not agree to be his mistress. He wants love and happiness but he needs to understand that he has no right ask Jane to commit adultery.

[@tehilovely]

Mr. Dalton is amazing

[@happyllama1160]

What's Mrs Fairfax doing right now? I imagine you could hear the shouting all across Thornfield.

[@Liz-sc3np]

Hephzi Wilson LMAO. She’s all ears drinking her tea

[@anag7307]

She’s probably crying in his room for poor Jane. She loved her.

[@ИринаБайкова-п1ы]

Очень сильная игра тимоти далтон! Актер прекрасно передал все эмоции, умеет перевоплощатся!!!❤

[@adrielizondo3185]

He visto muchas adaptaciónes, pero este Rochester es el que más me gusta. Es precisamente cómo yo lo soñaba desde niña cuando leí por primera vez el libro.

[@Turtledove2009]

The same for me.

[@joannescholes3742]

GREAT “EDWARD ROCHESTER” EVER❣️👏💕

[@melissa0914]

Wow Dalton is amazing. Did he win any kind of awards for this?

[@Nova-c5k]

This scene is sad, but funny at the same time 😂❤ God bless him! 😁

[@JasonRadley]

Really like the theme music.

[@ЛюдмилаИсели]

Боже мой,как он её любил.

[@louisamitchell3295]

He is such a great actor! Even though he kind of frustrates me in this part, you can't help but feel sorry for him especially 3:52-4:56. :)

[@lucysanderson4451]

I think he's brilliant

[@eme.261]

Rochester is incredibly frustrating-- a manipulative and desperate fiend. In many ways, he doesn't deserve Jane's love. A woman who hadn't longed desperately for belonging wouldn't have fallen for him, not the way he treated her.

[@lilianaburcea8134]

A EL lo descubrí con 12 años,la novela a lo 14 y....desde entonces no me he separado jamás ni de la novela,ni de EL😢😢😟😟Yo en su lugar nunca le hubiera dejado❤❤😯😯😔😔

[@VirginiaC]

Timothy Dalton has a lot of pathos in doing Rochester... 😭

[@doganturker5257]

Perfect.

[@УльянаРоманова-б4г]

Это потрЯсающий фильм икнина могу читать и смотреть сколько душа потребует обожаю имсрт. Далтона м актрису компа играла лжкн эта лучшая экранизации

[@ADyingFaith]

Love this scene.

[@Loreli45]

His love for her was deep & hers at that time was still a little girlish & immature, eventually her love grew & in the end, it led her back to him!

[@monmothma3358]

I don't think that's the point. Jane was mature for her age, and her love for him was real and strong enough, it's just her integrity and sense of morals were even stronger. Mentally, she was stronger than him.

[@w.lester255]

I guess Timothy Dalton is overacting...but god if I don’t love it, lol. Emotions are hard. I guess it’s a stylized version of what it might be like if we could really express our feelings...fully and unashamedly. To not only reveal and accept them, but clothe them in beautiful language, “roundly and sharply”. Sometimes I get the feeling everyone in this day and age is so afraid to utter the slightest hint of enthusiasm or poetic feeling because we’re so afraid to be vulnerable.

[@pichikita]

OMG this so powerfull, this is the kind of drama I always do haha, love it

[@giani_love_jesus]

Love. Timothy Dalton 💛 💓💓

[@loululu154]

Meskipun drama ini lawas, ditonton berkali kali gak bosan karena akting keduanya sangat luar biasa, sangat menjiwai peran masing-masing. Aku bertanya tanya apakah Timothy Dalton dan Zelah Clarke membaca buku Jane Eyre.. karena peran, watak, ekspresi mereka cocok seperti yang ada di buku.

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Конечно читали Далтон в интервью говорил,что они вместе с книгой сидели и переносили диалоги в сценарий и полировали

[@genstar92]

Itense scene is itense! Amazing!

[@audreyhepburn652]

@ADyingFaith Yes, me too. Dalton is a very good Rochester.

[@DarkLustDesire69]

Hmm....well, there is a lot of shouting, and I think Mr R is a little TOO passionate. But I gotta say....He fits the Mr R in the book. So, four stars and a half, I guess

[@Schoolgirl325]

Katherine Lucinda Grigori Snape To be fair Mr. Rochester is a melodramatic Byronic Hero with a barely self-restrained hot temper and somewhat wild mood swings in the book. He’s on the *lighter* end of the Byronic hero spectrum, so he’s better than most of them.?He’s not outright physically/sexually abusive of women, he’s generally got good intentions and something of a genuine conscience, and he actually earns the whole love redeems/atonement trope at the end of the novel, which is pretty rare for most of them. Still, he could be broody, controlling, moody, deceptive, borderline unhinged and occasionally a bit scary with his manic depressive mood swings, cowardly, a little overbearing, mildly narcissistic, emotionally manipulative of women, and somewhat of a fuckboy. He’s definitely more sympathetic, redemptive, and relatable than Frankenstein’s creature, Erik/the Phantom, Rhett Butler, and Heathcliff for a Byronic Hero, but definitely not an ideal love interest who you’d want to get involved with in real life either. I think Timothy Dalton gets Rochester pretty perfectly.

[@cindyknudson2715]

Too passionate? In this situation? He had resigned himself to living a lonely hellish existence that had no love in it. Then Jane came into his life and some of the darkness lifted. His world wasn't so bleak. He began to feel. Happiness. Respect.Love. Joy. Hope. He'd never felt truly loved before either. He wanted to never be without it again. He wanted to give her all that she had been denied in life. And now, she is leaving and is utterly lost to him in every way. I think his reaction is about right.

[@Schoolgirl325]

I think that Dalton seems melodramatic, but that's only because Zelah Clarke is so cold and non-passionate in comparison. If she had more passion this scene could be perfect.

[@nouratassi9573]

i dunno rochester did yell at her in the books and was just as desperate to have her stay

[@Schoolgirl325]

I was saying that his acting would have been amazing in this scene if Zelah had been more passionate too. It's true that Jane isn't raving on the brink of insanity, like Rochester in the novel, but she did cry, and she did kiss her beloved on the cheek. Zelah almost makes it look like Jane can't wait to get away from Rochester. It seems that she's more irritated than heartbroken.

[@audreyschorr2020]

Schoolgirl325 And y to

[@OreadNYC]

Well, in the book, this conversation is supposed to be taking place in the evening whereas the wedding was supposed to take place in the morning -- and after being brought into the attic to view Mrs. Rochester, Jane shuts herself in her room to think and is so upset that she forgets to eat or drink. This is why she faints (or nearly faints) in Rochester's arms when she comes out. It also seems likely that Jane would still be in a state of emotional shock at this point...as many people would be only a few hours after having one of their fondest hopes dashed, quite possibly forever. If I were in Jane's shoes, I think there would also be at least some amount of anger mixed in with the shock. After all, no matter how strong Rochester's feelings for Jane might be and no matter how good his intentions might have been, it was rather selfish and dishonest of him to withhold the information from her about his wife. Even though Rochester withheld all knowledge of his wife from Jane so that he could persuade her to marry him, there is simply no way for him to be with her honestly and honorably at that point which she would need in order to maintain the things which matter most to her (her moral virtue and her self-respect). I think Zelah Clarke was trying to show how adamant Jane is in her determination, especially since the book says that she wants to stay with him almost more than anything else -- she can't really afford to let her feelings show for fear that she will weaken and agree to stay with him even though it would mean betraying her own values. She's trying to separate herself from him emotionally, because she knows she has to leave and is already planning to do so.

[@monmothma3358]

In general I agree that Zelah didn't show enough emotion, but not in this scene. Observe her body language, her pale face, her voice when she says "I cannot BE yours" - it's filled with more emotion than all her other scenes put together. She always was better at acting with her voice than her face, IMO. And I actually think this is Dalton's best scene, he overacts a little bit, but only towards the end. If they had stopped before MY HOPE!! MY LOVE!! etc, it would have been fine :)

[@midnightalley4586]

Now i know why Mr. Broccoli wanted him to be 007

[@mohammedashian8094]

He’s been after him since before on her majesty’s secret service

[@KimBailey-w2g]

@@mohammedashian8094 no shirt I called him the lightning in the bottle bond because he is a James Bond, a Timothy Dalton

[@hairystick3753]

In the End looks like she got left off in the middle of no where..now i'm worried for her

[@pbtraveler694]

she did

[@MariaKoroleva.Realtor]

Not a single tear, cold as a rock.I wish there was more emotion from a woman in love…

[@elena_bukholtseva]

I think Zila was in deep shock. When your hopes are shattered, your love is betrayed, your heart is frozen like stone... where do the tears come from?

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Так в книге Там нет никаких лишних слёз Она морально сильнее Рочестера

[@idkmoa]

I love this type of shit

[@carolinefriend3007]

Does Adele hear this or something like dang

[@catalinarigosalva5434]

❤❤

[@VincentVanGoghAway]

3:36 Was that sweat or a tear? lol

[@monmothma3358]

She's just turned him down, so I think that's when he starts crying. He was sweating too, though, a really great detail that added to the realism of the scene. Dalton was outstanding. I wonder if the sweat was added between takes or if Dalton got so into the scene that he actually started sweating...

[@darrylschultz6479]

@@monmothma3358 Those drops on his face were probably just the leftover bits of the bucket of water they threw over his head to calm him down a bit.

[@historyboff23]

@@darrylschultz6479 that made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@darrylschultz6479]

@@historyboff23 Glad you enjoyed it-DUCK!!😉😆👍

[@annvin1266]

I do love and respect Mrs.Rochester for independence and freedom,not being narrow minded and depth of the mind.I would be more wise and rather go to different country, marry at another church there and leave a happy, long life.What was all this drama for from Jaine...😂

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

И в книге и во всех версиях когда Джейн возвращается к Рочестеру,он повторяет Джейн Эйр, Джейн Эйр. Как это важно остаться Джейн Эйр

[@igorkim134]

В этом эпизоде Далтон напомнил мне великого Владимира Тхапсаева.

[@wowbeans8536]

My teacher showed us this video because we are learning about it … and my class laughed

[@ampa4989]

Pearls before swine, but there is hope yet for feckless youth with the passage of time.

[@giovannacominu3228]

😢💘........

[@carlabroderick5508]

Jane is so underplayed I wonder if she is asleep.

[@SibyllaCumana]

Agreed, they are totally mismatched. He is a marvelous actor, she is unresponsive and, to me, it's difficult to believe he could fall in love with her unemotional, unspirited version of Jane.

[@01princessrocks]

The actor playing almost ruin the build done by Rochester in this scene. She doesn't seem like someone who is heartbroken or experiencing pain of leaving her beloved behind. Mr. Rochester plays the actor to the T.

[@blueeyes700]

@emleep6 I concur.

[@thetallestwallflower]

I’m sorry but this cracks me up. All his yelling is sending me into a horrible fit of giggles. He’s a handsome man and his acting is quite fine and accurate to the book but I am horrified since he’s so intense and massive and sweaty and violent. I think I much prefer the softness of Michael Fassbender lol!

[@cellowali2865]

Yup his portrayal is very much accurate, however even I don't like his " you will" at the end. Otherwise the whole scene is performed well. I like 2011 version's take on this scene, and since most of the dialogues are changed and modified, the acting comes off more naturally.

[@lefantome-anaudioserial9000]

It is hilarious.

[@lefantome-anaudioserial9000]

A needlessly over the top performance by Mr Dalton and not one of his best.

[@Peacefulpreface6323]

It's exactly how it's described in the book.

[@ИннаЖирова-м5т]

Какая душераздирающая сцена Она любит его,но остаться для Джейн невозможно Стать его любовницей, второй Селиной Варанс, он бы нарядил ее как куклу,а потом бы бросил вместе с ребенком И не было бы Джейн Эйр На что он надеялся? Просто увезти ее подальше

[@mrpurser3136]

Charlotte Gainsborgh would of been better opposite Tim Dalton here.

[@missyadams]

Charlotte Gainsborgh was still a little girl at the time this came out ;)

[@cherylhulting1301]

it's true that Charlotte was a child when this version was filmed. But I liked her as Jane and you're right - she would be terrific opposite Timothy Dalton. It's too bad that Zefferelli's version of "Jane Eyre" was so anemic. I had had higher hopes for it but was disappointed with it.

[@emleep6]

I think he is just a tad bit to "stage dramatic"...but that's an opinion.

[@alidakluen7723]

A

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Jane should never have gone back to him. She was wise to leave there and never look back. She told the truth - “Look to God”. When poor Bertha died, she should have said to his echo “You made your bed.”

[@WildRoseTransformer]

He should have, if he didn't!

[@debrasaunders7200]

Emily and Charlotte are well read. But, the best is Anne. Read her book

[@missyadams]

I hope Agnes Grey finally gets an adaptation and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall gets more

[@michaudvickie8083]

Dalton is certainly the best looking Edward but his acting is a bit over the top

[@darrylschultz6479]

I don't know that doing "passionate and distraught" would've worked better done calmly and quietly.

[@predatorscraft4164]

3:20. 4:16. 5:32

[@CarolBrown-h4m]

Sorry great acting from Timothy Dalton but Jane is comically short and this spoiled a great performance for me

[@mohammedashian8094]

Well In the book she’s fairly young and so very tiny but I guess it was to be ironic and contrast (I’m probably overthinking it but still) that regardless of her size she was a very strong enough woman to reject Mr Rochester who would’ve had any other lesser and weaker woman THROW herself at him but not her

[@maineclayton2419]

Jane is actually short based on the novel and the actress there Zelah Clarke has the closest physical resemblance of Jane in all "Jane Eyre" adaptations available. Jane was made to be short because it was based on Charlotte Brontë's appearance who was short as well. Charlotte wanted to prove that short people can be strong, smart and independent too.

[@SibyllaCumana]

It's not the fact that she's short to me, it's the fact that there is no chemistry nor emotions on her side. She can't keep up with him, she just recites her lines without acting on them. And she looks too old for the part. It's a pity because had it not been for her rendition, this miniseries would have been marvelous

[@gethinjenkins-jones8666]

Classic example of how religion can pevert ones logic. Obviously Rochester was tricked but she couldnt see it..

[@OreadNYC]

Rochester is the one who refuses to see that by lying to Jane and withholding information from her that potentially could affect her life (and would have ruined her if the truth had come out after the fact rather than before), he was choosing to do to her something similar to what his father and his brother did to him. Granted, Rochester's motives were somewhat better than theirs were -- they simply wanted him conveniently out of the way with a rich wife so that the father would not need to divide the estate whereas it seems clear that Rochester genuinely had feelings for Jane and wanted to give her a more comfortable life. However, this does nothing to change the fact that he made decisions primarily based on what *HE* wanted without really taking Jane's needs and feelings into account. True, this would not have been uncommon according to the standards of the time...but one of the main points of the book is that Jane is a woman who follows the dictates of her own excellent mind as well as her conscience even if it is contrary to what society expects. You can see an example of the way in which Rochester overlooks Jane's feelings during the shopping trip to Meryton (which this miniseries did not show) -- he wants to dress Jane in bright colors, but she clearly feels uncomfortable with the idea. Rochester had good intentions -- and many men of his time would not have -- but that doesn't alter the fact that by deceiving her, he was encouraging her to do something which she would have regretted most profoundly later on if she had learned the truth after the fact.

[@beatrixamerlinck5818]

Religion high standars has never been easy for those who live mundanly and lack trascendental goals, that is why very few people act accordinly.

[@worldupsidedown1]

What a beautiful, moving response to a very short-sighted comment. Wow!!

[@fredatwumasipadilla2963]

To me the best version is 2011, they should have used a prettier Jane, this one looks too old.

[@SibyllaCumana]

Finally someone who dares saying she looks too old for the part! Not only that, she also seems to suffer his superior acting skills. Dalton is a fine actor, this pair is unconvincing

[@ccddle]

I *might* have liked this version if only the acting weren't so ridiculous.

[@livrawding314]

I've seen better actresses for jane

[@pbtraveler694]

oh, I think Zelah Clarke is amazing in this role!

[@missyadams]

@@pbtraveler694 she won a BAFTA for this role

[@pbtraveler694]

@@missyadams Yes! Well-deserved!

[@talesfromprincesajesa]

I wish she would have never come back. I do not like his character at all.

[@talesfromprincesajesa]

He should have died in that fire tbh

[@cherylhulting1301]

We lose the redemption arc if Jane doesn't return.

[@lefantome-anaudioserial9000]

@@cherylhulting1301He could have redeemed himself without Jane coming back.