Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school.
William Hurt Rochester
Charlotte Gainsbourg Jane Eyre
Joan Plowright Mrs. Fairfax
Anna Paquin Young Jane
Geraldine Chaplin Miss Scatcherd
Maria Schneider Bertha
Fiona Shaw Mrs. Reed
Elle Macpherson Blanche Ingram
Amanda Root Miss Temple