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Vanity Fair is a 2004 historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Nair's version made notable changes in the development of main character Becky Sharp, played by Reese Witherspoon.
Sep 1, 2004 · Vanity Fair: Directed by Mira Nair. With Gabriel Byrne, Angelica Mandy, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ruth Sheen. Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia Sedley.
Sep 1, 2004 · When William Makepeace Thackeray wrote his funny and quietly savage novel, there were few career prospects for an educated young woman who did not fancy prostitution. She could become a governess, a teacher, a servant, a religious or a wife.
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Sep 1, 2004 · The style of the movie as a whole picked up on Thackerey's humour and cynicism pretty well. The hints of melodrama in amongst the character driven plot and the visible hand of the author are all...
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Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon), the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep her from climbing.
Jun 20, 2011 · Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.R...
Vanity Fair. Despite her poverty-stricken background, a young woman climbs the social ladder in 19th-century England. 1,138 IMDb 6.2 2 h 20 min 2004. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Emotional · Passionate · Sophisticated. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $4.29 $3.59. Buy.
Sep 1, 2004 · Overview. Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible.
Sep 1, 2004 · The daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl, Becky is orphaned at a young age. Even as a child, she yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises. As she ...
