I love this adaptation!

I've only seen it in HD, maybe I'll purchase it in blu ray. I watch it every time I catch it on TV!

Yes, when I think of Jane I also see Mia in my mind's eye, which naturally evokes Michael - those are the performances that connect for me, that stir my imagination. As far as it being too short, I think of the old show biz saying, "always leave them wanting more". There are different challenges and benefits to doing a feature length film vs a mini-series. It would be difficult for me to imagine this film being able to sustain the cinematic care and detail it achieves throughout the length of a mini-series, but it may be possible, but probably quite more expensive. Of course, then you could see Michael Fassbender dressed up as the gypsey fortune teller, etc. As it is, I see this film as a gorgeous gem that reveals some new facet each time I view it - it's cinematic poetry that creates it's own reality. The book has so much to it so any future film or mini-series version could end up finding another whole approach, depending on the creativity of the artists, and, of course, the openness of the public.

It is a treat, it makes other adaptations boring and flat a mini s would have been a smogasbord!

"I can't breathe from all this poetry on screen."

I also found the last scene where she touched his hand very moving. The film is naturalistic, gothic and, as you said, extremely poetic. The structure of the screenplay, the acting, cinematography and music, all work together to really go deep. Yes, I agree, it's incredibly romantic.

Definitely read the book. It's better than any adaptation.

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Yes, I agree, it's beautifully done - as a film it's exquisite, all the elements.

When it comes to the original source, Bronte's novel, there's no substitute - a movie has to go about things using the strengths and limitations of cinema; it's its own kind of animal. The book is a true classic, and if you haven't read it, you're in for a memorable experience - it does what only literature can do. "Jane Eyre" is of its time while being timeless.