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Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia. Read more
| Starring | Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne |
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| Director | Mira Nair |
| Genres | Drama |
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Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.
| Starring | Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne, Romola Garai, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
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| Director | Mira Nair |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 21 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 16 May 2005 |
Enjoyable adaptation that has been given a touch of the exotic, with an undue emphasis on India. The drawback is that Reece Witherspoon's Becky is too likeable; the character's ruthlessness has been suppressed.
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Great Film!!!
If you are a fan of Pride and Predudice and those sort of films, you will love this. Its a great period drama and it really draws you in to the story of a young... read more »
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Vanity Fair - old story but bang up to date
Strong male cast includes plenty of eye candy as well as great female leads. More of a chick flick as battle scenes were aftermaths only. I did a longer review ... read more »
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Utter drivel
I usually like films like this. I've tried to watch this film twice now. The first time I switched it off after 40 minutes. As some films usually take time ... read more »
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Vanity Fair
I haven't read the book so can't comment on the quality of the adaptation, but I enjoyed the film and thought Reece Witherspoon's English accent ... read more »
Robert Pattinson was left speechless when Reese Witherspoon took care of him on the set of period drama Vanity Fair - because he never expected the "incredibly famous" actress to pay attention to him. The hunk landed his first role playing Witherspoon's son in the 2004 movie and the Legally Blonde star made sure Pattinson was fully prepared for his part. He tells The Sun, "I'd never really done any acting and was completely freaking out. She came to my trailer before we shot anything and was... Read more