JaneEyre.doc

Jane Eyre 1996 movie script
You'll stay in the red room until you've learned to be good!
Please let me out, my father died in this room.
And his ghost is still there, watching over you! No!
You could stay there until morning!
Oh, Aunt, no, no! I cannot endure it!
You'll do as so told!
The Reverend, Mr. Brocklehurst is here, madam
John!
Good afternoon. Mr. Brocklehurst.
Mrs. Reed.
Do come this way.
My children. Enchanting. Tea?
Perhaps just this once
Pray, be seated.
John, dear would you go and find that wretched girl and bring her down?
Yes, mama
This has been of course a very difficult decision for me. Mr. Brocklehurst.
Come on! She's going!
Hooray! She's going away.
She'll never like him. I can't believe it.
Her... um, mother,
was my late husband's sister.
She married a clergyman. Penniless. Both parents died...
of typhus, when the child was but a few months old.
Are you her only living relative?
There is um... an uncle,
her father's brother, but he lives abroad, in um... Madera, I think. I know nothing about.
Go!
I have done what I can for the child...
but she has... a willful, obstinate nature
Oh! Here she is.
This is Jane Eyre.
Jane, this is Mr. Brocklehurst of Loward School
How do you do sir?
I hear you are a wicked child, Jane Eyre.
Let me examine you.
Do you know where the wicked go after death?
To hell.
What is hell?
Can you tell me that?
A pit full of fire.
And should you like to fall into that pit... and to burn there forever?
No, sir.
What must you do to avoid it?
Keep well, and not die, sir.
It is as I said.
You must warn her teachers to keep a strict eye on her...
and above all to guard against her worst fault,
a tendency to deceit.
Deceit?
We do not tolerate that at Loward.
That is why I wrote you.
I would like her to be brought up in a manner be fitting her prospects...
to be made useful, to be kept humble.
And as for the vacations,
I would prefer... if she spent them with you.
Of course.
Come!
Deceit is a sin. It is akin to falsehood.
And all liars shall spend eternity...
in that lake burning with brimstone and fire.
I'm not deceitful.
I beg your pardon?
I'm not deceitful. And I'm not a liar.
For if I were, I should say that I love you.
I do not love you. I dislike you worst of anybody in the world...
except your son.
Your bags, Jane Eyre.
Do you see what a wicked child she is?
Have no fear, Mrs. Reed. At Loward we shall tame her unruly spirit.
The stool.
Place this child upon it.
You see this? This girl!
Her name is Jane Eyre.
Be on your guard against her.
Avoid her company.
Shut her out of your conversations.
This girl, take a good look at her, this girl is a liar!
Let her stand on the stool all day, she shall have no food, and let no one speak to her.
Alice!
Pay attention!
Back to your lessons! Let her sing with us.
Jane
What?
Some bread and some cheese
Thank you.
What is your name?
Helen Burns
Thank you, Helen. And god bless you.
And you too, Jane.
Good night.
Hands!
Bonnet! Toes!
Hands
Bonnet... Bonnet, Jones!
Burns, you're standing on the side of your shoes. Turn your toes out immediately.
And you're chin is poking out... draw it in!
Hold your head up!
I will not have you standing in front of me in that slovenly way!
Cover your mouth!
Dirty, disagreeable girl.
You haven't cleaned your fingernails this morning!
The water was frozen.
That is no excuse.
Fetch me the birch!
Obstinate girl!
One thing will cure you...
of your slovenly habits!
I'm very sorry, Miss Catchard.
Put it away!
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Time for your lessons, girls!
Go sit down now.
Who taught you to draw?
I taught myself. I used to make up books at my Aunt Reed's house, and then tried to copy the pictures.
You draw very well.
Not really.
You do. You have a gift. You're lucky.
Helen. Can I draw a portrait of you?
Me?
Yes!
Take off your bonnet. You have such pretty hair.
The Lord has seen fit to burden us once more.
Who's that girl with red hair?
Burns, sir, Helen Burns.
Burns, step forward.
Vanity!
You see this vanity.
Long curled hair, masses of red curls!
It is in defiance of every decent principle of this school!
You know that, as well as I do.
It is my fault sir, I told her to take off her bonnet.
I don't care about her bonnet! It's her hair, her curls! Her vanity!
It's not vanity Mr. Brocklehurst. Helen's hair curls naturally.
And does she not sin, naturally, as well?
I am here to teach you discipline,
I am here to correct nature. So are you Miss Temple.
Well, let me try to arrange the hair so that it does not offend you.
Offending me is not the issue!
It is the child's vanity that must be suppressed!
Remove far from me vanity and lies.
Proverbs, chapter 30, verse 8.
The girl's hair shall be cut off!
No!
Did someone speak?
Why should you punish her for the way God made her hair?
Fetch the scissors...
You, Jane Eyre.
Did you hear what I said?
I will not ask you again.
Your hair will grow again soon.
And if it's cut off again, it will grow again.
And it will be even more beautiful than it was before.
Come, into bed.
I'm sure you feel very sorry for yourselves.
I'm sure you all envy other girls...
who seem to have been blessed with happier lives.
But you have all been blessed with intelligence.
Intelligence and a proper education will give you...
independence of spirit.
And that is the greatest blessing of all.
The only thing that matters in your life, is to be in harmony with God.
What is this? Come, into bed.
Go to bed!
Lmmediately! All of you!
Miss Temple!
I'm worried about Helen burns. Her cough is much worse.
Most little girls have a cough.
I think we should call the doctor.
Only Mr. Brocklehurst can do that.
Then I shall talk with him.
No, Miss Temple, I will!
Helen?
Jane...
Is that you?
What are you doing here?
It's gone eleven.
I couldn't sleep until I've see you.
Your feet are bare.
Lie down. Come here beneath my quilt.
Don't cry.
You mustn't cry.
Please don't leave me.
We'll be together again.
When? Where?
In heaven. Forever...
Will we?
Don't you believe that?
I don't know.
You must believe it Jane, you must believe!
God will take care of us.
Good night, dearest Jane.
Helen?
Mr. Brocklehurst!
I've found her, sir
Burns! Burns!
I'll tend to it, sir.
Don't grieve, Jane.
She's gone to a better place.
May god have mercy on her soul.
Come, Jane. Jane, Jane! Jane! You must hurry, The coach is here.
I hope you don't think I'm being ungrateful.
Ungrateful? Whatever do you mean?
Ever since I came to Loward, you've been my one true friend apart from Helen.
I feel as if I'm abandoning you.
No, no. You mustn't think that.
No, it's good and proper that you should be starting a new life.
I wish you could come with me.
Thank you.
But, I believe it's God's will that I'm here. I cannot leave.
God bless you.
How much further? A couple of hours, I should think.
Ooh, I see.
If Miss Eyre, who advertised in the Yorkshire Herald of last Thursday, is in a position to give satisfactory references... as to character and competency, a situation can be offered to her.
There is but one pupil, a little girl, under 10 years of age, and the salary is 30 pounds per annum.
Miss Eyre is requested to send references, name, address... and all particulars to Mrs. Fairfax, Thornfield Hall.
Whoa!
Lt'll be nice to get out and stretch our legs after that long journey.
Goodbye, Miss. Goodbye.
Goodbye, young lass.
Oh! Come in Miss!
Come in.
Leah! Leah, it's the new governess!
Would you follow me, Miss?
Mrs. Fairfax...
Mrs. Fairfax. Miss Eyre.
Oh! How do you do my dear?
I'm afraid you've had a tedious journey. You must be frozen!
Let me help you.
Please don't trouble yourself... Oh, no trouble.
Your own hands must be numb with cold.
Now, come! Come to the fire and get warm.
And I dare say a hot drink would be most welcomed too. Sugar?
No, thank you.
And Leah, cut a sandwich or two.
Do sit down, my dear.
The key What?
The key, Mrs. Fairfax. Oh, yes.
And if Adele is still awake, ask her to come down.
Yes, Mrs. Fairfax.
The child keeps the most impossible hours.
I imagine her mother must have kept her up the entire evening.
She isn't your daughter?
Oh, no...
Her name is Varax. Adele Varax
No, I have no family.
I am glad. I'm so glad that you are come.
One can feel so isolated here, especially in the winter.
It will most pleasant for me to have someone...
to converse with on terms of equality.
Of course, to be sure.
John and his wife, Leah are very decent people.
Ah! Here is your charge.
Come Adele.
Here is the lady who is to teach you.
And make a clever woman of you one day.
Is this my new governess?
Yes, my little one. My name is Miss Eyre.
You can speak French? Can I speak with you?
Yes, Adele but we're with Mrs. Fairfax now.
And in her presence it is more polite if we try to speak in English.
You understand her when she runs off like that?
Oh yes.
Adele, Shall I sing for you? My mama taught me to sing.
Where is your mama?
Gone... She flew away to the holy virgin.
She taught me to dance and to sing
Shall I sing for you now?
In the morning, Adele It's late.
And it is time you were in bed, come along.
We should come up and hear your prayers.
This way my dear.
Come on Miss.
Thornfield is a fine old hall, perhaps a little neglected of late.
But, that could soon be remedied if only Mr. Rochester would come home.
Who is Mr. Rochester?
Oh, why, he is the master of this house.
But you'll never see him. He never stops here.
Of course, he does, sometimes.
He brought you, now Adele Didn't he?
But it's true, he's usually away.
Mademoiselle?
Will we be very happy?
We shall work hard and we shall be content.
Good night Adele Say your prayers.
And you, Mademoiselle Eyre.
Goodnight Madame Fairfax.
Goodnight Adele.
I will not keep you up all night I'm sure you will want to retire early.
And your room is just along here, near to Adele. It's quite small, but I thought you'd like it better than the ones in the front.
They are larger... but so dreary and solitary and no one sleeps there.
What would almost say.
If there were a ghost at Thornfield Hall that would be it's haunt.
Now here is your room.
This is for me?
What is it, is anything the matter?
I know tomorrow I'll discover this as a dream.
From which I must awaken.
Oh, no.
We are real.
And you are most welcome here, most welcome.
Goodnight my dear, sleep well.
Thank you Mrs. Fairfax.
Up here, is the main gallery.
What a handsome place!
I have the windows open to let in a little air.
Everything gets so damp in rooms that are seldom entered.
Now let me show you the rest of the house.
Here, are the master's rooms.
Is that Mr. Rochester?
Oh, no. His father.
And why Mr. Rochester keeps it here, despite everything,
I do not know. One of his strange ways,
He's father and his brother...
they were very unfair to him.
Some would say barbarous.
He was the younger son, You see.
And he was expected to sacrifice everything for family.
He only inherited Thornfield, nine years ago.
When he was a child, he was such a gentle boy.
He's clearly not barbarous himself, if he's taking care of Adele's upbringing.
Oh no, oh no, Mr. Rochester does accept his responsibilities.
And he's a generous and liberal landlord to his tenants.
He's well traveled, very intelligent.
But when he talks to you, you cannot always be sure whether he's in jest or in earnest.
Whether he is pleased or to the contrary, he is not a happy man.
Oh my goodness! Those flowers!
Oh, I do keep telling them the rooms must be kept in readiness!
Mr. Rochester visits may be rare, but we are never warned.
What was that?
One of the servants most likely. Perhaps, Grace Poole.
But did you hear it? Oh, yes. I often hear it.
She does sewing in one of these rooms.
Grace!
Too much noise, Grace. Remember instructions.
We can go back this way.
Your arithmetic is not very good Adele.
It is dull, I do not care for it.
Why can't you do something else?
It's my job to give you a good education.
Learning arithmetic is an important part of that.
Mama said it was important to learn singing and dancing.
That was until...
If you're a good girl, I'll teach you to play the piano.
Will you? When?
Perhaps tomorrow
Why not now?
Arithmetic today, piano lessons tomorrow.
I'm going for a walk And when I come back,
I want to see how many of those sums... you've got right.
But they're so difficult.
You can do it, I know you can.
Are you injured, sir?
Can I do anything?
Just stand to one side.
If you're hurt, I can fetch some help.
No thank you, I shall do I have no broken bones.
Well, go on then.
I cannot think of leaving you here, sir.
Until I see you're able to mount your horse.
You should be at home yourself.
Where do you come from?
There
What? Do you mean that house with the battlements?
Yes, sir.
Whose house is it? Mr. Rochester's.
Do you know Mr. Rochester?
No, I've never seen him.
And what is your position there?
I'm the governess
Ahh... the governess.
I believe I must ask your help after all if you'd be so kind.
Yes, sir. Would you get hold of my horse's bridle...
and lead him to me?
You're not afraid?
No, sir.
I see the mountain will never come to Mohamed,
so you must help Mohamed to go to the mountain.
Would you please come here?
Excuse me.
Necessity compels me to make use of you.
Thank you. Would you hand me my hat, and crop?
Thank you for your help.
Now... make haste home as fast... as you can.
Whose dog is this?
It came with the master
With whom?
The master, Mr. Rochester. He just arrived.
Here is Miss Eyre, sir.
I trust the leg is feeling more comfortable?
The doctor will be here in the morning.
Let Miss Eyre be seated.
Look what Mr. Rochester has brought me.
Have you brought mademoiselle a present as well?
Do you expect a present, Miss Eyre?
Are you... fond of presents?
I hardly know, sir I have little experience of them.
They're generally thought pleasant things.
Generally thought, But, what do you think?
A present has many faces to it, has it not?
How long have you been in my house?
4 months.
And you came from?
- Loward School, sir, in Lancashire. - Loward?
- How long were you there? - 10 years. 8 as a pupil, 2 as a teacher.
You must be tenacious of life to survive that place so long.
No wonder you have the look of another world about you.
When I saw you in the lane,
I thought on a