He's really the best Rochester I've ever seen. Timothy Dalton just captures the vulnerability behind the character even as we have to question all his manipulations. But he also transmits the masculine power that reportedly drew Charlotte Bronte to the employer who inspired her to create Rochester. Timothy's performance also shows how passionate but moody Rochester can be. The thing that stands out for me in Dalton's performance is the sense of humor and sheer delight in Jane that Rochester describes here. When he speaks of rejuvenation through love he brings it home so that we feel it. There's great tenderness in his regard. Most actors I've seen play Rochester don't really convey this side of him as well. I really love Timothy's work in this scene; he's so clearly transmitting his feelings to Jane. Such understated but present passion.
Remember he is a man of the world and seen so many vulgar women but none like her who is innocent and quite loyal. I love the way he is bedazzled by her quiet and kind heart.
@@angelacarleton9575 😊 And I guess he was fed up with beautiful fatales like his French Celine Verons or his insane wife Bertha Mason. Jane really was such a rare diamond to him. Not a sheer rose of glamour but a pure Lily of simplicity.
i truly love Timothy Dalton's performance in this version of "Jane Eyre." He shows vulnerability to make you want to accept his behavior but at the times time you "still" question him.
Those ancient times when the script was written by someone that read the book in what the script was based. Nowadays the title is the only link between the script and the series (or film).
Timothy Dalton definitely mastered the whole novel by reading and he really liked the main character. Then he transferred Rochester to the screen with pleasure.
Oh 5:45 when he realizes she just doesn't get what he's trying to say and so changes his tune.... Heartbreaking! Nevertheless that is one gorgeous man!
Thank you for this series audreyhepburn652. Dalton is too handsome to portray the Rochester that Bronte wrote of. I enjoy this version nevertheless for the language and lack of distraction that many other versions of this classic have. Their feelings come forth through the words Bronte wrote and the expressiveness of the actors' faces alone, and beautifully.
I think Mr. Dalton is my favorite Rochester. Perhaps not as 'Vulcan as Ms. Bronte described him, he is too handsome for that but how he allows the bitter cup of his life to make his longing for the fresh innocence of his Jane come though is wonderful. I love this Jane Eyre.
Я не владею английским языком ( мне 73 года), но слушаю интервью Далтона с удовольствием: как красиво поставлен голос, каждый звук им произнесённый - музыка с множеством оттенков. Не понимая смысла сказанного, у меня не произвольно льются слёзы. Этому нельзя научиться - это талант от Бога. Много женщин было в его руках и на его руках: красивых, умных, одарённых, но счастье его в сыне. Пусть всё будет у Тимоти хорошо.
Вы правы. Я последние годы стала смотреть его фильмы только на английском и обнаружила помтмо его мужского обаяния еще и превосходный тембр голоса. А уж сколько комплиментов пишут женщины на английском именно о его бархатном голосе. Интересно, унаследовал ли его сын Алекс? Он конечно больше похож на маму и не стал актером, но и не надо. Всем достаточно только одного такого неповторимого талантливого красавца Тимоти, его мы и будем помнить. Счастливчик- Господь дал ему такой талант и он сделал из него что-то, прожил красивую жизнь и даже стал отцом, хотя и поздно. Разве это не счастье? Спасибо Вам, Тим! Люблю все фильмы с ним, наблюдаю за его игрой и желаю ему долгих и добрых лет!❤
When he calls Blanch a Strapper. Haha sounds like she's a huge beast or something grotesque. Not a pretty rich woman who has no feelings for him but would marry him for a title.
Dari pengamatanku yang pernah kulihat dari beberapa versi, menurutku ini yang paling mendekati dan akting Timothy Dalton sangat mirip karakter Mr. Rochester. Ini hanya pendapatku
Да, фильм превосходный! Я знаю книгу почти наизусть. В 90-е уехала из страны и как же была счастлива, когда через много лет нашла видео и DVD на немецком- смотрела с удовольствием. Немцы прекрасно дублируют фильмы, смотришь с удовольствием. А потом еще через пару лет увлеклась английским и стала смотреть и теперь, спустя столько лет наконец прочла роман в оригинале. Этот фильм тем и прекрасен, что здесь все по книге- кроме внешности Рочестера и Джейн. И это замечательно, ибо благодаря их красоте мы наслаждаемся фильмом меогие годы. Спасибо ВВС, спасибо Тимоти и Зиле ❤
Did anyone think about the fact that he called her to help him take care of Mason’s wound, but why would he do it? He was mostly afraid of her finding that out before anyone! Why some servant couldn’t come to help and pay him/her to keep quiet? It surely was weird to call her and then of course she was expecting some explanation. I love this sceen tbh
@@Turtledove2009 yes thats true. I know it was probably done because Jane is first person narrator in the book and the suspense and horror had to be shown in ghotic novel, but it is not logical imho
@@veronikazahorecova8706 Also, what I find amazing is that Rochester is practically telling her that she is the person he had found, and I can't understand that she dosn't see that or is simply refusing to see that, or even questions him at all. His frustration is perfectly understandable.
@@Turtledove2009 yes, in the book she is only giving the statements but not her feeling about it - probably leave it at the reader to think what he wants, but I remember when reading it first time I always thought he is giving her clues that he loves her but because he still talked about Blanche and their planned marriage I thoughts him to be the worst villian ever 😁 when he proposed to her I was really shocked and really happy (that’s what the author wanted to do probably) Also I was thinking maybe he did want to get caught subconsciously ? like from psychological point of view
So I absolutely love Jane Eyre, and this rendition is my favorite, but can I just say how many times people point out that she's pale? Like, we get it, she's a woman in the 1800s so of course she's pale. And besides, being pale doesn't mean you're gonna die. I just find it kinda funny.
Yes, I do find Zelah's hair distracting here. It's also problematic that her hair is down. I realize they want to emphasize Jane's youthfulness here. But at 18 Jane is a grown young woman and her hair would be up.
The costumes are mid -1830s - possibly because at the end of the novel (published 1847) Jane states that she has been married for 10 years, placing the main action in the 1830s.
Agreed but Timothy's portrayal is complex, layered and spot on. He's in my book the best Rochester I've seen. I just try to ignore that he's too good looking for the part. 🙂
I cannot see any spark, anything between the two, but tell me how did this love story start and what was the initial spark, I see that they have been intrested in each other at first eyesight
Oh yes,he is Mr Handsome Rochester but I have nothing else to complain about..I fall in love with this version and Dalton is just perfect for his role,their acting make me feel Mr Rochester and Jane are so real
Recall, people, how much is at stake for him here. Wanting to court Jane, knowing his standing in Polite Society would be lost. Jane and Adele's future would be besmirched, forever. He wants Jane, longs for her innocence but knows one mistake can cost all.
He was very manipulative but Jane our heroine has a good head on her shoulders and is able to resist when it comes to a head (whereas other women might have succumbed to being his mistress and lost all).
Jane's conscience -- and even more importantly, her position -- would not allow her to show a partiality for Mr. Rochester even in private. Most adaptations of the story don't show the scene in which Jane, after finding out that people think Rochester is considering Blanche as a prospective wife, paints an image of how she imagines Blanche must look and then sketches herself in pencil to remind herself that Rochester is out of her league. According to the standards of the time, it would actually have been highly irregular and even somewhat improper for a man of Rochester's social standing to marry his ward's governess -- and it would have been even more improper for the governess to presume that she would have anything of value to offer him or that she had a right to be regarded as his equal, especially when he is acquainted with another far more eligible and suitable young woman whom everyone expects him to marry.
They keep explaining the historical context behind her portrayal and still you refuse to acknowledge it, instead preferring to bring up other adaptations. Why don’t you just go watch them if you dislike this version so much? 😑 This is my favorite adaptation, and so I watch this version over and over again. Leave us be!
Imo they have no chemistry, he is superb but she's unresponsive. She delivers her lines beautifully, but that's all. Not a hint of wit or fierceness, hard to reconcile this with young Jane, harder still to understand a single reason why such a passionate man as Mr Rochester would fall in love with this Jane
@@Clava_Vodeanuc I don't like her either. He is one of the best Rochesters but, in my opinion, she lacks the spark or passion of the character. It's not the actress fault, maybe she was told to deliver her lines quietly but I cannot find the subtlety of J.E. nor any real chemistry with Dalton. I can't stop wishing Samantha Morton or even Mia (2011) cover the role.
