Miriam Hopkins
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Awards and honors. Wins. Venice Film Festival: Best Color Film, Rouben Mamoulian, 1935; Nominations. Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Miriam Hopkins, 1935; Venice Film Festival: Mussolini Cup, Rouben Mamoulian, 1935; Preservation status
Rebecca "Becky" Sharp, later describing herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel Vanity Fair. She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate and seduce upper-class men.
Nair's version made notable changes in the development of main character Becky Sharp, played by Reese Witherspoon. The film received several awards and nominations, including being nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
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.
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- 2004-09-01
May 23, 2018 · Awards: Best Picture (Rouben Mamoulian) and Best Color Film (Rouben Mamoulian and Ray Rennahan), Venice Film Festival, 1935. Publications. Books: Cook, David A., A History of Narrative Film, New York, 1996. Spergel, Mark J, Reinventing Reality: The Art and Life of Rouben Mamoulian, Metuchen, New Jersey, 1993. Articles:
THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993. Becky Sharp ( 1935) 75 or 85 mins | Drama | 28 June 1935. Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke [ More ] Director: Rouben Mamoulian. Writer: Francis Edwards Faragoh. Cinematographer: Ray Rennahan. Editor: Archie F. Marshek. Production Company: Pioneer Pictures, Inc. HISTORY. DETAILS. CREDITS. SYNOPSIS.
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When it was officially released, Becky Sharp's innovative use of color won the film the color prize at the third Venice Film Festival. Mamoulian had a knack for creating entertaining films with a sophisticated edge, as in his debut film Applause (1929), a landmark early talkie and backstage musical that casts a harsh light on the supposed ...
