All's fair in love and war... Based on William Thackeray's 1828 novel Vanity Fair introduces Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) a poor but well educated girl born into a 19th-century society offering little in the way of career advancement for women. She becomes a governess for Sir Pitt Crawley (Bob Hoskins) and aims to find a rich husband. True to the novel's tone everyone in Vanity Fair is deliciously devious throughout.
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Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical masterpiece about the constant battle for wealth and social success amongst the aristocracy of the early nineteenth century. In a society growing rich on the wealth generated by an expanding empire, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is the ambitious daughter of a poor family, who will let nothing stand in her way in her attempt to climb the social ladder. Taking a position as nanny to the children of Sir Pitt Crawley (Bob Hoskins), Becky insinuates her way into the family's favours and into London society, eventually marrying Crawley's eldest son Rawdon (James Purefoy). When Rawdon proves to be a gambler and a drunkard, Becky wastes no time in approaching the influential Marquess of Steyne (Gabriel Byrne), in the hope that he will help advance her position. But will Becky Sharp come to regret the ruthlessness of her agenda, and can she keep climbing the social ladder forever?
Reese Witherspoon is surprisingly effective as Becky Sharp in Mira Nair's lush adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel of Victorian England VANITY FAIR Nair known for such films as SALAAM BOMBAY! MISSISSIPPI MASALA and MONSOON WEDDING tells the compelling story of a young orphan girl Sharp who attempts to rise above her station in very class-conscious British society Sharp enters this very rich and rigid world as a governess who captures the heart of Rawdon Crawley (James Purefoy) who chooses love over the family fortune a financial decision that could potentially doom the relationship Meanwhile her best friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai) lets true love slip right through her fingers As war rages on against Napoleon and the French Sharp continues her ascension though she's met by naysayers and gossipmongers every step of the way Nair has put together a terrific cast including Gabriel Byrne Bob Hoskins Jim Broadbent Douglas Hodge Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Rhys Ifans Natasha Little who played Becky Sharp in a 1999 BBC miniseries appears here as Lady Jane and Eileen Atkins is hysterical as Miss Matilda Crawley Splendid costumes beautiful locations (including Hampton Court Gardens and India) high-quality acting and gorgeous music combine to make this a worthy version of a classic tale about a feminist ahead of her time
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