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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:38 am by M. in ,    No comments
The Eyre Guide discovered a recent Chinese film that is described in several western webs as a "Modern retelling of the Brontë romance but in the world of modern IT technologies."
简爱之约 (Jane Eyre)  (2019)

Directed and Written by  Zhang Tianyu

Cast
Haibo Chang
Zhao Feiyan
Gavin Gao
Wang Wei
The reality, as the Eyre Guide finds out, is that the connection with Charlotte Brontë's novel is very loose and tenous. Just a couple of mentions of the obsession of one of the female leads with finding a "Mr Rochester" and maybe some Blanche Ingram/Rochester/Jane Eyre triangle hints here and there.

A Sina Entertainment article gives some info on the Brontë connection:
值得注意的是,这部《简爱之约》与英国作家夏洛特.勃朗特的代表作《简爱》,同名,是由于其部分剧情借鉴改编《简爱》,为我们呈现出一场交叉着爱情、事业、欲望的商战,展现了一场初心和利益的精彩较量,旨在反应社会现实,激励步履不停的你不忘初心,继续前行。
Google Translation:
It is worth noting that this "Jane's Covenant" and the British writer Charlotte Brontë's representative work "Jane Eyre", the same name, is due to part of the plot to draw on the adaptation of "Jane Eyre", presenting us a The commercial warfare that crosses love, career, and desire shows a wonderful contest of initial intentions and interests. It aims to reflect the social reality and encourages you to keep on moving forward.
Check The Eyre Guide post for further information.

By the way, if there is very little Brontë in this film, there are even less IT technologies, as the film is all about fashion design.

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