Orson Welles is so sexy in this film that Joan Fontaine looks a bit lost. I didn't care for her in this film because basically, she lacked the complexity of the literary character and was too Hollywood-looking.
So much was left out in the film adaptation that the ending seemed hastily thrown together. The best scenes were the Lowood School scenes (featuring a very young Elizabeth Taylor as the ill-fated Helen).
I have watched several film versions of the book, and there are some I like much better (the TV miniseries starring George C. Scott and Susannah York is my favorite), but this film is worth watching just to see how handsome and talented the great Orson Welles was, back in the day.
So much was left out in the film adaptation that the ending seemed hastily thrown together. The best scenes were the Lowood School scenes (featuring a very young Elizabeth Taylor as the ill-fated Helen).
I have watched several film versions of the book, and there are some I like much better (the TV miniseries starring George C. Scott and Susannah York is my favorite), but this film is worth watching just to see how handsome and talented the great Orson Welles was, back in the day.