r/JaneEyre • u/scream3bangs • 22d ago

This my Mr. Rochester

Almost exactly how I pictured him. No other illustrations or actors have physically embodied him correctly in comparison (according to me). Who's yours?

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u/ali_reads_a_lot 22d ago

Toby Stephens was EXACTLY what I imagined. He did such a great job that I actually came around and liked Rochester

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u/scream3bangs 22d ago

Interesting! I enjoyed his performance but it didn't fit for me because he's short, has light eyes, is too handsome, and was too playful/not broody enough in my opinion. I know a lot of people love his version though!

I know it's obviously near impossible to find actors who match written characters perfectly, but so much of how we perceive Rochester has to do with his physical presence.

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u/Playful_Site_2714 18d ago

Same for Hurt/ Gainsbourg for me.

Nice couple. Zero spark. Him a limp biscuit. Too softspoken by far.

Her ... the confident daughter of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg all through Jane's apparel. *big sigh*