Back on the Eyre

Amy Fitzgerald
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An unserious, non-exhaustive investigation of screen adaptations of the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

Episodes

  1. 11/17/2024

    Episode 8: No Net EnsnEyres Me - Finale!

    Amy wraps up with some parting thoughts on the seven adaptations she's watched. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: A Few Good Men (1992), Buzz Lightyear (2000), Pride and Prejudice (2005), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

    42 min

  2. 11/10/2024

    Episode 7: Eyre Quality Index - Jane Eyre 2011

    Amy and Scott puzzle over the 2011 movie starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, while asking the overarching question: Has all this adapting of Jane Eyre simply Gone Too Far? Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: The King’s General (1946 novel), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994), True Detective season 1 (2014), Lincoln (2012), Return of the Jedi (1983), Ten Things I Hate About You (1999), Station Eleven (2014 novel and 2021 miniseries) The Americans (2013-2018), Death Comes to Pemberley (2013 miniseries)

    44 min

  3. 11/03/2024

    Episode 6: Fresh Eyre - Jane Eyre 2006

    Amy and Maren dissect the 2006 miniseries starring Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, agreeing there is no such thing as a half-cousin but debating the validity of identical soul-twins. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: Garrow's Law (2009-2011), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996), Ghost (1990), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Medici (2016-2019)

    1h 5m

  4. 10/31/2024 ·  Bonus

    BONUS EPISODE: A Chill in the Eyre - I Walked with a Zombie

    Amy and Sarah talk about the 1943 horror film I Walked with a Zombie, aka "Jane Eyre in the West Indies." Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: Night of the Demon (1957), Leopard Man (1943), The Innocents (1961), The Exorcist (1973), Suspiria (1977), Chinatown (1974), The First Omen (2024), Immaculate (2024), Oni Baba (1964), Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    1h 3m

  5. 10/27/2024

    Episode 5: Comedy of Eyreors - Jane Eyre 1997

    Amy and Ingrid discuss the 1997 TV movie starring Samantha Morton and Ciaran Hinds, in which ghosts are real and a character named Archibald makes an inexplicable but welcome appearance. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: Wishbone (1995-1998), Strangers with Candy (1999-2000), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    46 min

  6. 10/24/2024 ·  Bonus

    BONUS EPISODE: TEyre-a Incognita - Wide Sargasso Sea

    In this special book club bonus episode, Amy and Kate (an actual expert on the history of slavery in the Caribbean!) discuss the 1966 Jean Rhys novel Wide Sargasso Sea, a reimagining of the life of Mr. Rochester's first wife and ALSO a fairly brazen reimagining of the 1830s/40s in Jamaica and Dominica.

    54 min

  7. 10/20/2024

    Episode 4: Eyreing Grievances - Jane Eyre 1996

    Amy and Kate fully roast the 1996 Jane Eyre film starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt. Non-Jane Eyre-related recs and shoutouts: Persuasion (1995), Die Hard (1988), True Blood (2008-2014)

    36 min

  8. 10/13/2024

    Episode 3: Enter If You DEyre - Jane Eyre 1983

    Amy and Sarah (who pronounces Brontë's name more correctly than Amy ever does, btw) have a wide-ranging conversation related to the 1983 BBC series starring Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts in order of reference: Pride and Prejudice (1995); Dante's Inferno (1321); The Innocents (1961); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Dirty Dancing (1987); Toy Story 3 (2010); Girl, Interrupted (1999); Frasier (1993-2004)

    1h 3m

  9. 10/06/2024

    Episode 2: To Eyre Is Human - Jane Eyre 1970

    Amy and Elspeth discuss the 1970 film adaptation of Jane Eyre starring Susannah York and George C. Scott. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs and shoutouts in order of reference: While You Were Sleeping (1995), "More Cowbell" (2000), Gone Girl (2014), Se7en (1995) Is The Sound of Music (1965) unrelated to Jane Eyre? Or does it perhaps owe nearly as much to Jane Eyre as to the real-life story of the von Trapp family? Hmmmm...

    1h 4m

  10. 09/29/2024

    Episode 1: Eyre Apparent - Jane Eyre 1943

    In this intro episode, Amy recaps the book that started it all and then dives into the 1943 film starring Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles. Non-Jane-Eyre-related recs: Brief Encounter (1945); The Avengers (1961-1969)

    30 min
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An unserious, non-exhaustive investigation of screen adaptations of the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

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  • Creator
    Amy Fitzgerald
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Amy Fitzgerald
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