Vanity Fair (2004)
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- Synopsis
- William Makepeace Thackeray's witty assessment of the British class system, as seen through the experiences of one young woman, is brought to the screen with some serious star power in this period comedy drama....
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- Director(s)
- Mira Nair
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 140 min.
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The peculiar quality of Vanity Fair, which sets it aside from the Austen adaptations such as "Sense and Sensibility" and "Pride and Prejudice," is that it's not about very nice people. That makes them much more interesting.Read the full review
Witherspoon's simply terrific, and it's amazing how quickly and easily she sheds speculation that she was too modern for the role.Read the full review
Yet something's missing in director Mira Nair's treatment -- specifically, a point of view about the material, a compelling reason for this historical excavation beyond the fact that Reese Witherspoon makes a convincing Becky Sharp.Read the full review
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