Mist swirls at the gates. His face is half in shadow. This is how Charlotte imagined her work. A complicated love story is elevated by its moody ensnarement in the Gothic. The popularity of the British women authors of period pieces is a double edged sword. Too often the adaptations are rendered mere costume dramas, pale and banal.
In this film the huge old house without electricity is depicted with real darkness. One can almost feel the cold. Orson as Rochester hits the perfect mix of pathos and pathology. This movie is truly creepy, and very moving.
In this film the huge old house without electricity is depicted with real darkness. One can almost feel the cold. Orson as Rochester hits the perfect mix of pathos and pathology. This movie is truly creepy, and very moving.
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