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`Jane Eyre' given sensual treatment on `Masterpiece Theatre'.
From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
Date: 20070119
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Byline: Carmel Carrillo
Charlotte Bronte's most famous orphan, "Jane Eyre," gets one of its most sensual treatments yet over the next two Sundays on "Masterpiece Theatre" (9 p.m. EST, PBS), but four hours is a lot to dedicate to a well-worn classic whose melodrama too often drags. The production, adapted from Bronte's 1847 gothic romance, originally aired on the BBC last year.
A very emotional child, Jane suffers greatly in the care of her cruel aunt. The girl is abused further during her years in an abysmal boarding school but manages to be hired as a governess at ...
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