That night, a pained scream awakens everyone. When a man named Richard Mason of Spanish Town, Jamaica, arrives at Thornfield, Jane sees that Rochester is disturbed. However, Rochester confides to Jane his conviction that Blanche is attracted only by his wealth. Fairfax discloses that everyone expects Rochester to marry the vivacious Blanche Ingram. The next morning, he leaves Thornfield.Ī winter and spring go by before he returns with a large group of guests. When he returns, he tells Jane nothing other than that the matter is under control.
Rochester bids her wait while he goes to another wing of the house, where mysterious seamstress Grace Poole keeps to herself. She rouses the sleeping man and they extinguish the fire without rousing anyone. She investigates, and discovers that Rochester's bed curtains are on fire. That night, Jane is awakened by strange laughter. His brusque manner contrasts with her quiet, gentle demeanor, and he finally dismisses her with the wish that she will enjoy her stay there. When Jane arrives back at Thornfield, she discovers this fact, and Rochester calls her into his library to interview her.
Jane goes for a walk one night only to startle a horse into throwing and slightly injuring its rider, Edward Rochester-whom she doesn't realize is her employer. Fairfax, who is in fact the housekeeper for the absent master. When she arrives at Thornfield, a gloomy, isolated mansion, she initially thinks her employer is Mrs. She advertises for and accepts a job as governess for a young girl named Adèle. Ten years later, in 1840, twenty-year-old Jane turns down Brocklehurst's offer of a teaching position. Rivers, a sympathetic physician who periodically checks on the students, brings the girls inside, but it is too late for Helen, who dies that night. Both are punished by being forced to walk circles in a courtyard during a downpour. Later, Jane protests when Brocklehurst orders that Helen's naturally curling hair be cut. She is comforted and befriended by another student, Helen Burns. Brocklehurst labels Jane a liar in front of her schoolmates and orders her to stand on a stool for hours on her first day of attendance. Reed, eager to be rid of her, arranges for Jane to be sent to Lowood Institution, a charity boarding school for young girls, run by the disciplinarian Mr. He’s definitely a talent to keep your eyes on.Orphaned, unloved, and unwanted ten-year-old Jane Eyre lives with her cruel, selfish, uncaring maternal aunt via marriage, Mrs. Sinister and seductive, we can’t wait to see what Fukunaga does with the classic story and where his career goes next. It’s all about tension and creating that sense of horror underneath.” They treat it like it’s just a period romance, and I think it’s much more than that. That sort of spookiness that plagues the entire story… there’s been something like 24 adaptations, and it’s very rare that you see those sorts of darker sides. In a 2009 interview, Fukunaga said, “I’ve spent a lot of time rereading the book and trying to feel out what Charlotte Bronte was feeling when she was writing it. Reed, the film is a new adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel that’s much darker and more gothic than audiences may expect. Starring Alice in Wonderland and The Kids Are All Right scene-stealer Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, a governess whose life is fraught with romance and tragedy, the diabolically sexy Michael Fassbender ( Inglorious Basterds, Fish Tank) as Jane’s employer, Judi Dench as Mrs. His next film, Jane Eyrebows in theaters on March 11, 2011, and, having just watched the trailer, what we can’t figure out is why it isn’t being released in time for Oscar consideration. Focus Features quickly snatched up the film and the young - and, it must be mentioned, very handsome - director, smartly signing him to a three picture deal. Written and directed by Fukunaga, Sin Nombre was stunning, haunting filmmaking. Winning both the Directing Award and Excellence in Cinematography Award, the film is a harrowing, haunting tale of unexpected beauty that explores the desire for love and trust, the meaning and yearning for the comfort of family, both actual and chosen, and how far human beings are willing to go in the hope of creating a better life for themselves and those they care about. At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Cary Fukunaga made a triumphant debut with his first feature, Sin Nombre.