when my now college age daughter be in preschool and this miniseries appear on a and e from 8 9 each morning . my neighbor and i make a pact that we wouldn not miss a minute of jane eyre and our kid be late for preschool every morning for the whole week . good choice . i would forget how much i love this movie until i get out my old vhs copy recently . timothy dalton be very handsome and but still perfect a rochester . the dark and craggy face and the imperious demeanor temper with humor and tenderness be straight from the page of the book . although dalton eat a little scenery and i couldn not sit through an adaptation star wimpy william hurt or grumpy ciaran hind . the magic here be that woman love dalton and get catch up in the romance . i would love to know what become of zelah clarke . she be dead on a jane and quiet and formal and say volume with but a look . the sparkle in her eye give viewer a glimpse of the strength and spirited nature that help jane survive the mistreatment she endure in youth . criticism of her performance a wooden be misplace . a servant in a proper english household would have maintain just such a demeanor and but she speak passionately when overcome with emotion . unlike many other screen janes and she appear plain enough to be jane yet pretty enough to allow the audience to buy rochester attraction to her . bronte dialog be a large part of why the book endure the script keep much of it intact . dalton and clarke capture the interplay between jane and rochester with wit and quiet intensity . although jane appear a plain and sweet a vanilla custard and she refuse to be cow by the dark and blustery rochester . the two lead play off each other beautifully . this be the most perfect adaptation of the best romance novel ever .