Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 5: Rochester Interviews Jane
For many readers, the most absorbing chapters of Jane Eyre are XIII, XIV and XV, each of which contains a …
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The Grey Wolf Devours The King: Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” (2016)
Belgian director Ivo Van Hove is known for avant garde theatre, but although this production (which we saw toward the …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 4: The Master of Thornfield
We have now reached what may be the most extraordinary chapter in Jane Eyre. Not because it contains Jane’s first meeting with Mr. …
Should I Read Them?
NB: Zombie posts today and Friday, while we are in New York! Do you have a bedside table or bookshelf …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 3: Jane Arrives at Thornfield
Janeites, I know you’re getting impatient for Mr. Rochester. I fear he is off on one of his interminable travels, and …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 2: Young Jane
Everyone knows about the “Janeites,” the Jane Austen fandom. But there is also another type of Janeite, those who love …
Jane Eyre On Page and Screen 1: First Thoughts
The list of my “favorite” books would likely fill a volume in itself, but Jane Eyre is my most beloved book. Each successive reading …
In Bruges (2008)
Ciarán Hinds is in this film, but it’s a very short scene, an uncredited cameo. I knew it starred Colin …
Shameless Slobbering Over A Cat and Its Human Doppelgänger
Usually I try not to give in to Internet memes or anything that might be described as “viral.” But I …
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
For a long time, I avoided watching Last Tango because people told me it was grim, sadistic, and bleak. One colleague warned …
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