The Literature Network - FRESH ``EYRE'' DIRECTOR FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI SEES THE HEROINE OF HIS NEW FILM VERSION OF THE BRONTE CLASSIC AS "MONUMENTAL IN THE HISTORY OF WOMEN".(DAILY BREAK)

FRESH ``EYRE'' DIRECTOR FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI SEES THE HEROINE OF HIS NEW FILM VERSION OF THE BRONTE CLASSIC AS "MONUMENTAL IN THE HISTORY OF WOMEN".(DAILY BREAK)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 19960504
Author:Vincent, Mal

Byline: MAL VINCENT, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

THE NEW Jane Eyre and her creator were sitting around talking about the search for love.

After all, that's the theme of Charlotte Bronte's novel ``Jane Eyre,'' which, after 147 years, still conjures images of brooding love, bleak landscapes and flowing cloaks for millions of readers each year.

In the wake of the Jane Austen-penned classics that hit the screen last year (``Sense and Sensibility,'' ``Persuasion''), it could be high time for a new look at Jane.

``As a character, Jane is monumental in the history of ...

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