Famed film, opera and theater director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. Franco zeffirelli, author of jesus of nazareth 1977 tv mini series, on librarything. Reed fiona shaw, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. With william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, anna paquin, nic knight. Jane eyre is a 1996 that is based on the book jane eyre that was written by emily bronte. He was elected to the italian senate in 1994 and 1996 representing catania, sicily. The movie does one of my favorite shakespearean plays exceedingly well. Franco zeffirelli franco zeffirelli born 1923 is best know for his extravagantly staged operas and films that bring the classics to the masses. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan. Jane eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. The movie stars charlotte gainsbourg, william hurt, anna paquin and joan plowright. In part two, well be covering franco zeffirellis 1996 movie, robert youngs 1997 tv movie, susanna whites 2006 miniseries, and cary.
As the new jane eyre opens, ghosts of rochesters past. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the franco zeffirellidirected movie via subscription can. In the gardens below an old stone wall of the palazzo borghese, carpenters were hammering on a platform that would the camera to film romeos climb to juliets balcony. Sadly, i felt no chemistry between jane and rochester, but have yet to decide if that was the directing or acting. An autobiography 1847 has been regularly adapted for the screen since the silent era. A famous director franco zeffirelli and bigname cast william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, joan plowright, anna paquin, etc.
Charlotte gainsbourg is exactly what i imagined jane eyre to be while reading the book, and william hurt is the perfect rochester. Upcoming, new, and past franco zeffirelli movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. I saw this years ago on tv and, even after all this time, this is in my opinion my absolute favorite jane eyre adaptation of all time. Franco zeffirelli, italian director, designer, and producer of opera, theater, motion pictures, and television, noted for the authentic details and grand scale of his opera productions and for his film adaptations of shakespeare. As the new jane eyre opens, ghosts of rochesters past haunt us. She gives birth to him alongside her husband joseph, and they raise this remarkable child. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jane eyre is a 1996 american, british, french and italian romantic epic and dramatic feature film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel jane eyre. Zeffirelli creates another movie classic after creating his timeless piece of art romeo and juliet and directing the unforgetable duo elizabeth taylor and richard burton in the taming of the shrew. Jane eyre charlotte cainsbourg is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads her into a passionate romance with a handsome and mysterious gentleman hurt. Possible worlds, art making it, as well as math and history hidden figures.
There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Franco zeffirelli was preparing to shoot the balcony scene of his romeo and juliet. The screenplay, by zeffirelli and hugh whitmore, remains relatively faithful to the original story, beginning with a condensed look at the troubled childhood of young jane anna paquin and her mistreatment by a cruel aunt. Buy from amazon buy or rent on itunes find on netflix. Find highquality franco zeffirelli stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. A spokesman for the foundation told cnn that the director died in rome about two weeks after contracting pneumonia. Jane eyre 1996 watch on popcornflix, tubi, and streaming. Zeffirelli captures not only the story, but the poetry of the story and the language. Zeffirelli, franco article about zeffirelli, franco by. Academy award winner william hurt 1985 best actorkiss of the spider woman, changing lanes leads an allstar cast in this story of passion and intrigue. Director franco zeffirelli and actress charlotte gainsbourg on the set of the movie jane eyre circa.
Zeffirelli was born gian franco corsi zeffirelli in the outskirts of florence, tuscany, italy. His romeo and juliet was noted for its use of teenage actors in the title roles. Beginning before the nativity and extending though the crucifixion and resurrection, jesus of nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the life of jesus portrayed here by robert powell as told in the gospels. Jane eyre is available to stream on popcornflix and tubi. Zeffirelli had his first successes as assistant to the director luchino visconti visconti, luchino, 190676, italian film director and writer, b. The movie begins by taking the audience back to janes childhood. He has also been a noted opera designer and producer of operas, theatre, film and television, as well as a politician. I have been a fan of franco zeffirellis movies ever since seeing his romeo and juliet. There she learns to be come a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside the school.
Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of thornfield hall, mrs. Find similar and related movies for jane eyre 1996 franco zeffirelli on allmovie. Internationally, he is well known for his film version of shakespeares romeo and juliet 1968, for which he was nominated for an academy award. What makes jane eyre work so well is the classic purity of the two central characters charlotte gainsbourg makes for an. Over the course of the 20th century and into present day, music has seen vast changes, with many genres transforming into new sounds in this relatively speaking, short time period. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. He was born after an affair between florentine alaide garosi, a fashion designer, and ottorino corsi, a wool and silk dealer from vinci. After world war ii, zeffirelli launched a career designing, costuming, and directing operas, a field of entertainment to which hed return periodically throughout his life and which led to his first directorial credit, the.
Hurt was a sardonic rochester opposite englishborn actress charlotte gainsbourg in a weak film version directed by franco zeffirelli. To explain this phenomenon, this article examines jane eyre franco zeffirelli, 1996, jane eyre. During the 1990s, a trend emerged in which cinematic and television versions of brontes novel paid increased attention to the protagonists identities as amateur artists. Endless love 1981 by universal studios by franco zeffirelli. Franco zeffirelli biography and filmography franco. Jane eyre by franco zeffirelli franco zeffirelli, william. Charlotte gainsbourg gave a sweet performance, but it wasnt jane eyre.
Mary, a simple girl from nazareth, receives a message from an angel of the lord that she will bear the messiah. By the time jesus reaches adulthood, joseph has died, but jesus continues his carpentry trade. Beautiful, captivating, this movie is the best jane eyre adaptation. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
However, hurt is not a believable rochester, and the script omits or changes some vital scenes while adding trite dialogue. Overall, i get what zeffirelli was doing with the long drawn out shots but there was something off about it. The director died on saturday at the end of a long illness, according to a translated press release written by the franco zeffirelli foundation. Franco zeffirellis film romeo and juliet essay 1739. Looking to feast your eyes on jane eyre on your tv, phone, or tablet.
Franco zeffirellis adaptation of jane eyre find, read and cite all the research you need on. Anna paquin, charlotte gainsbourg, william hurt, franco zeffirelli. Franco zeffirellis rendition of shakespeares classic tragic love story gets off to a slow and rocky start but eventually takes hold. It was the middle of the night in artena, italy, a small hill village outside of rome. Italian director franco zeffirelli started out as an actor in the stage productions of luchino visconti, then worked as an assistant on several viscontidirected films. Franco zeffirelli and hugh whitemore strip away a bit of the familiar romanticism of charlotte brontes gothic novel and come up with a more plain but quite interesting film adaptation. Jane eyre 1995, y sus dramas rodados en estados unidos. Directed by franco zeffirelli starring william hurt charlotte gainsbourg joan plowright anna paquin billie whitelaw genres basedon19thcenturyliterature costume. A 1996s jane eyre fan video, with william hurt as edward rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as jane eyre. Franco zeffirelli filmography filmography moviefone. The new jane eyre has been directed and cowritten by franco zeffirelli, the italian director of films and opera who is drawn to english literature. Franco zeffirelli and baz luhrmann are examples of directors that use shakespeares legendary tragedy as a basis for their films.
Educational picks for kids weve put together some educational picks to turn your living room into a classroom, covering subjects such as science cosmos. To purchase, download, and watch the films you must have apples itunes player. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent jane eyre online on moviefone. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration.
Franco zeffirelli born 12 february 1923 is a celebrated italian director of films and operas. Jane eyre charlotte cainsbourg is a young woman whose will to overcome a life of hardship leads. In the franco zeffirelli version of romeo and juliet, produced in 1968, the setting is accurate to the times of when william shakespeare wrote the play. The young version of her is portrayed by actress anna. Italian director franco zeffirelli, who received his first oscar nomination in 1969 for romeo and juliet 1968, went on to direct classics such as the champ 1979, hamlet 1990, jane eyre 1996. This hollywood version, directed by franco zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book the running away, the trials and tribulations, new found relations.