Jane Eyre (2007)TV series

DVD Release Date: August 16, 2011

Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 2011 (limited); March 18, 2011 (wider)

Rating: PG-13 (for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content)

Genre: Drama, Adaptation

Run Time: 115 min.

Director: Cary Fukunawa

Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins, Freya Parks

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Hollywood has no new ideas. For every work of original storytelling, there seem to be 20 or 30 sequels, comic-book adaptations and franchise “reboots.”

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