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Wisconsin's Own Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration (Part III)

Jane Eyre | USA | 1943 | 16mm | 96 min. Director: Robert Stevenson

Event Details

Date
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Margaret O’Brien
Welles stars as Mr. Rochester in what is still the best screen adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel. Fontaine plays the title role, a young governess who falls in love with her mysterious master. The gothic romance features a score by Bernard Herrmann, who also wrote the music for Welles’ Citizen Kane two years prior.
Cost
Free

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