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Plot. In 1802 UK, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a poor painter, has finished her studies and offered to be a governess to Sir Pitt Crawley's daughters. Before starting, she travels to London with her close friend Amelia Sedley and her family.
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.
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.
Leaving her boarding school and best friend, Amelia (Romola Garai), behind, Becky associates herself with the Crawleys, eventually falling in love with their son, Rawdon (James Purefoy). The...
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Sep 1, 2004 · Vanity Fair. The daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is orphaned at a young age in the early 19th century. Even as a child, she yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises.
Vanity Fair is a 2004 British-American historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations, and Nair's version made notable changes in the development of main character Becky Sharp.
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.
Synopsis. One of America's most popular stars unites with one of the world's most acclaimed directors to bring to the screen one of the greatest female characters ever created. The new film version of the classic novel by William Makepeace Thackeray centers on Rebecca (Becky) Sharp.
Vanity Fair - The daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon)...