FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS -- CONTENT REVIEW: JANE EYRE

"JANE EYRE"
(2011) (Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender) (PG-13)

QUICK TAKE:
Drama: In 19th century England, a young woman works as a governess for a small child and ends up falling in love with her brooding employer who harbors a dark secret.

PLOT:
In the 19th century, a young woman named Jane Eyre (MIA WASIKOWSKA) works as a governess to a young girl under the custody of Edward Rochester (MICHAEL FASSBENDER), the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. Despite their differences in age and social standing, Jane and Rochester are drawn to each other and eventually fall in love to the surprise of the manor's housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax (JUDI DENCH).
Rochester, though, harbors a deep, dark secret that causes Jane to flee the property and find refuge with clergyman St. John Rivers (JAMIE BELL) and his two sisters. St. John gives Jane a home and finds her employment as a teacher at an all-girl's school his church is starting. He eventually falls in love with her and wants to make her his wife so they can travel on a religious mission to India, even her heart still belongs to Rochester.
All the while, Jane is haunted by sad memories of her past, of losing both her parents at a young age; being forced to live with her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed (SALLY HAWKINS); and subsequently being sent to a strict boarding school where she had to submit to harsh forms of discipline. She takes inspiration from a classmate named Helen (FREYA PARKS), who contracts a fatal illness but dies happy in the knowledge that she is free.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Older female teens and those with an interest in classic literature will have some interest.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content.

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