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Jane Eyre /ˈɛər/ is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Writing for the Penguin edition, Stevie Davies describes it as an "influential feminist text" because of its in-depth exploration of a strong female character's feelings.
Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of Thornfield Hall. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, but is nonetheless a novel many consider ahead of its time given the individualistic character of Jane and the novel's exploration of sexuality, religion, and proto-feminism.
Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character. The novel goes through five distinct stages: Jane's childhood at Gateshead, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her time with the Rivers family during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin, St John Rivers, proposes to her; and the finale with her reunion with, and marriage to, her beloved Rochester.
Actors: Martin Seifert (actor), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Larry Gilbert (miscellaneous crew), Dakota Fanning (actress), Christine Vachon (producer), Peter J. Silbermann (miscellaneous crew), Susan Sarandon (actress), Kevin Kline (actor), Michael C. Smith (miscellaneous crew), Ric Reitz (actor), Wash Westmoreland (writer), Wash Westmoreland (director), Max Casella (actor), Andrew R. Kaplan (actor), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: The Last of Robin Hood is the true story of Beverly Aadland, a teen starlet who became the last girlfriend of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn. In 1957, Beverly was working at Warner Brothers studios with a fake birth certificate saying she was 18 -- she was in fact, only 15 -- when she encountered the former matinée idol. After a bumpy start, the two undertook a relationship that was ultimately embraced by Beverly's Hollywood mother Florence, who became a willing third wheel. The affair took them from L.A. to New York to Africa, then to Cuba where Flynn pitched in with the rebels to make a pro-Castro propaganda movie starring Beverly. It all came crashing to an end in Vancouver, however, when Flynn died in Beverly's arms, causing an avalanche of publicity; Florence finally achieved the attention she sought in the form of tabloid notoriety but the chaos drove Beverly to the edge of sanity. The Last of Robin Hood is a poignant yet darkly comic coming-of-age tale about the desire for fame and the price it exacts.
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Anne Reid (actress), Paul Copley (actor), Craig Leedham (editor), Amy McIntyre (miscellaneous crew), Mark Davenport (director), Phil Marley (actor), Janet Harrison (producer), Rosina Carbone (actress), Chris Smith (writer), Peter Clare (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Simon Callow (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Scott McIsaac (actor), Lisa Van Eyssen (producer), John Cork (writer), John Cork (director), Brad Grossman (editor), Orson Welles (actor), Joan Fontaine (actress), John Cork (producer), Scott McIsaac (producer), Bruce Scivally (producer), Bob Thomas (actor), Venetia Stevenson (actress), Hugh Stevenson (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Patrick Malahide (actor), Timothy Dalton (actor), Patricia Routledge (actress), Jo Beckett (miscellaneous crew), Ed Stoppard (actor), Teresa Churcher (actress), Barbara Marten (actress), Victoria Hamilton (actress), Jay Villiers (actor), June Nevin (costume designer), Michael Duly (editor), Kim Thomas (producer), James McConnel (composer), Geoffrey Leesley (actor), Adam Scourfield (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Aubrey Mather (actor), Ted Billings (actor), John Abbott (actor), Harry Allen (actor), Billy Bevan (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Alec Craig (actor), Henry Daniell (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Arthur Gould-Porter (actor), David Clyde (actor), Brandon Hurst (actor), Charles Irwin (actor), George Kirby (actor), Nelson McDowell (actor),
Plot: Small, plain and poor, Jane Eyre comes to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returning the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estate. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness.
Keywords: 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 19th-century, arson, aunt, ballet, based-on-novel, battered-child, blindnessActors: William Burress (actor), Ethel Griffies (actress), Olaf Hytten (actor), Richard Quine (actor), Desmond Roberts (actor), Lionel Belmore (actor), Jameson Thomas (actor), David Torrence (actor), William Wagner (actor), Virginia Bruce (actress), Jean Darling (actress), Claire Du Brey (actress), Edith Fellows (actress), John Rogers (actor), Beryl Mercer (actress),
Plot: Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. But Jane is attracted by the intelligent and energetic Sir Rochester, a man of almost twice her age. But just when Sir Rochester seems to pay attention to her, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram to stay at his house.
Keywords: 19th-century, adoption, annulment, arson, aunt-niece-relationship, ball, based-on-novel, blind, blindness, bullyActors: Emily Fitzroy (actress), John Webb Dillon (actor), Crauford Kent (actor), Julia Hurley (actress), Stephen Carr (actor), Hugo Ballin (director), Mabel Ballin (actress), Hugo Ballin (producer), Hugo Ballin (writer), Harlan Knight (actor), Charlotte Brontë (writer), Norman Trevor (actor), Louis R. Grisel (actor), Marie Schaefer (actress), Bertha Kent (actress),
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Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Dillo Lombardi (actor), Valentina Frascaroli (actress), Riccardo Tolentino (director), Charlotte Brontë (writer), Fernanda Sinimberghi (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Georges Monca (director), Albert Dieudonné (actor), Louis Ravet (actor), Roger Monteaux (actor), Maurice Luguet (actor), Charlotte Barbier-Krauss (actress), Fernand Tauffenberger (actor), Polthy (actor),
Genres: Short,You wild beasts and you creeping things
Get down in your place,
Down with all the absolutes
And God's awful grace.
Who wants to see this coming?
Who wants to think you do?
Better to be blind when I'm
Falling for you
Go and tell old Pharaoh
His time has come about,
His pretty houseboys laugh and sing
As they're filing out.
They set fire behind them
I see it burning into view,
High upon the mountain where I'm
Falling for you
All manner of abandon
Is just the thing we need,
Get ready for the country, boys,
The town has gone to seed.
The telephone line is sagging
With word coming through:
Put your head between your knees, I'm
Falling for you
I can quit this anytime,
It's just to help me sleep,
It stops the tiny voices
And strange hours that they keep.
Who wants to hear them bleating on,
And have to answer too?
Better to be dumb when I'm
Falling for you
So you ladies and you gentlemen--
Pull your bloomers on,
Swing up on the highest beam
And let the floods come on.
Who wants to be there wondering,
When the Wonders rage on through?
Better to say never when I'm