Jane Eyre (2011)
Reviewed in March 2011
Director: Cary Fukunaga. Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Amelia Clarkson, Simon McBurney, Sally Hawkins, Tamzin Merchant, Holliday Grainger, Romy Settbon Moore, Freya Parks, Imogen Poots, Valentina Cervi, Georgia Bourke, Rosie Cavaliero, Harry Lloyd, Ben Roberts, Joseph Kloska. Screenplay: Moira Buffini (based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë).
Twitter Capsule: Oddly diffident about riper plot turns but nails its ascetic atmosphere of moral introspection, which is tougher. Mia!

Photo © 2011 Focus Features/BBC Films/Ruby Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations:
Best Costume Design: Michael O'Connor

Other Awards:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Fassbender; also cited for A Dangerous Method, Shame, and X-Men: First Class)
National Board of Review: Spotlight Award (Fassbender; also cited for A Dangerous Method, Shame, and X-Men: First Class)
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