Un nouveau Jane Eyre (2011) ... [infos diverses]

In a bold new feature version of Jane Eyre, director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) and screenwriter Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe) infuse a contemporary immediacy into Charlotte Brontë’s timeless, classic story. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) star in the iconic lead roles of the romantic drama, the heroine of which continues to inspire new generations of devoted readers and viewers.

In the 19th Century-set story, Jane Eyre (played by Ms. Wasikowska) suddenly flees Thornfield Hall, the vast and isolated estate where she works as a governess for Adele, a child under the custody of Thornfield’s brooding master, Edward Rochester (Mr. Fassbender). The imposing residence – and Rochester’s own imposing nature – have sorely tested her resilience. With nowhere else to go, she is extended a helping hand by clergyman St. John Rivers (Jamie Bell of Focus’ The Eagle) and his family. As she recuperates in the Rivers’ Moor House and looks back upon the tumultuous events that led to her escape, Jane wonders if the past is ever truly past…

Aged 10, the orphaned Jane (played by Amelia Clarkson) is mistreated and then cast out of her childhood home Gateshead by her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed (Golden Globe Award winner Sally Hawkins). Consigned to the charity school Lowood, Jane encounters further harsh treatment but receives an education and meets Helen Burns (Freya Parks), a poor child who impresses Jane as a soulful and contented person. The two become firm friends. When Helen falls fatally ill, the loss devastates Jane, yet strengthens her resolve to stand up for herself and make the just choices in life.

As a teenager, Jane arrives at Thornfield. She is treated with kindness and respect by housekeeper Mrs. Fairfax (Academy Award winner Judi Dench). Jane’s interest is piqued by Rochester, who engages her in games of wit and storytelling, and divulges to her some of his innermost thoughts. But his dark moods are troubling to Jane, as are strange goings-on in the house – especially the off-limits attic. She dares to intuit a deep connection with Rochester, and she is not wrong; but once she uncovers the terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever, she flees, finding a home with the Rivers family. But once St. John Rivers makes Jane a surprising proposal, she realizes that she must return to Thornfield – to secure her own future and finally, to conquer what haunts both her and Rochester.

Au début, je me suis dit : mais pourquoi ils commencent leur résumé à ce moment de l'histoire ? Il me semblait pourtant qu'on parlait de l'enfance de Jane après la bande annonce....

Après je me suis demandée s'il s'agissait d'un mauvais copier-collé...

Further, as the novel would be adapted into a two-hour movie, Alison Owen found that "what was brilliant about the script Moira Buffini delivered was the structure she’d chosen. The book is quite difficult in some ways to translate to film. Everyone remembers the sections of Jane’s childhood, of Jane being a governess at Thornfield and falling in love with Mr. Rochester, and then bolting.

"But from then on, there’s another set of characters introduced – the Rivers family. You can do that in a novel, but it’s harder to do two-thirds of the way through a movie. Moira’s stroke of genius was that instead of abbreviating or losing this part entirely, which previous adaptations have done, she put it right at the beginning – and turned the novel’s early sections of the young Jane at Lowood and her initial days at Thornfield into flashbacks. Therefore, midway through the third act, we catch up with Jane and you get the emotional punch of being in real time at the end as she comes to terms with everyone and everything."

Buffini comments, "I hope this will please the many who love the book; while we may not be faithful to the original structure, our version does include every key stage of Jane’s story. Giving the complete picture was also meant to help the uninitiated – those coming to this story for the first time – to understand and identify with Jane all the more."

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De plus, comme le roman devait être adapté dans un film de deux heures, Alison Owen s'est aperçue que "dans le script conçu par Moira Buffini, c'est la structure qu'elle a choisie qui est excellente. Le livre est par certains côtés difficile à faire passer dans un film. Tout le monde se souvient des parties concernant l'enfance de Jane, de celles où elle est gouvernante à Thornfield, tombe amoureuse de Mr Rochester et puis s'enfuit.

"Mais à partir de là, un nouveau groupe de personnages est introduit : la famille Rivers. On peut procéder ainsi dans un roman, mais c'est plus difficile de le faire aux deux-tiers d'un film. Le coup de génie de Moira est qu'au lieu d'abréger ou de supprimer entièrement cette partie, ce que les adaptations précédentes avaient fait, elle l'a placée tout au début et transformé les premiers chapitres du roman sur la jeunesse de Jane et ses premiers temps à Thornfield en flash-backs. Ainsi, à mi-chemin du troisième acte, nous rattrapons Jane et vous avez le choc émotionnel de vous trouver en temps réel pour la fin, quand elle fait face à tout."

Buffini commente : "J'espère que cela plaira aux nombreux admirateurs du livre ; bien que nous n'ayons pas été fidèles à la structure d'origine, notre version inclut toutes les étapes-clefs de l'histoire de Jane. Nous avons aussi dressé le tableau complet pour aider les néophytes, ceux qui vont rencontrer cette histoire pour la première fois, afin qu'ils comprennent mieux et s'identifient d'autant plus avec Jane."