Stars: Natasha Little, Frances Gray, Tom Ward, Nathanial Parker, Jeremy Swift

Director: Marc Munden

Summary: Follows the fortunes of Becky Sharp as she climbs the social ladder. Determined to reach the top, Becky schemes and seduces those who get in her way. Her progress is threatened, however, when she encounters real love... Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

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The corsets and high waists of the 19th century meet the lush colors and visual splendor of India in Vanity Fair, a classic novel translated into modern celluloid by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). The very contemporary Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Election) at first seems to hit the wrong note as Becky Sharp, an orphaned girl who rises to the heights of society using her quick wits and feminine wiles. But as Vanity Fairunfolds, the movie's tone embraces both period decor and modern attitudes, searching for a bridge that will carry us more deeply into a different time. It isn't wholly successful--the movie's end wraps things up awkwardly--but some scenes achieve a surprising and vivid immediacy, in particular one in which Becky's gambler husband (elegant James Purefoy) catalogues his worth for her before going off to the Napoleonic battlefields; love and pragmatism fuse with heartbreaking results. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	16:9
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	English
Release Date:	July 4, 2005
Runtime:	325 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1712
Keywords:	Fair, Classic, Book, Two, General, Tv, Drama, Period, Discs, Based, Vanity
Genre:	Drama