![]() ![]() Rochester who owes more to Elmer Fudd than Orson Welles. William Hurt may look like the subject of an early daguerreotype, but the instant he opens his mouth, we get to hear a Mr. Does this 1847 saga by Charlotte Bronte have anything new to say to the audiences of 1996? Director Franco Zeffirelli clearly thinks so and his latest movie is a fairly faithful adaptation marred by serious miscasting. ![]() Clearly, there is no shortage of Jane Eyres and Edward Rochesters in this century. When we want to see "Jane Eyre", we can buy the 1934 version from Sinister Cinema or we can rent the 1944 all-star classic from Fox Video or we can watch the 1970 telefeature that turns up every so often on double-digit UHF channels or we can plow through all six hours of the 1983 PBS miniseries. (Air Date: Week Of 5/10/96) By Monica Sullivan MMI Review: Jane Eyre Jane Eyre "Movie Magazine International" Review
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