Vanity Fair - Region 2 DVD

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Directed by :

Mira Nair

Starring :

Reese Witherspoon

Bob Hoskins

Eileen Atkins

Jim Broadbent

Gabriel Byrne

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Description: 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 Fair unfolds, 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 ... (more)

Manufacturer: Uca
Release date: 3 August 2009
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5050582321760

Tags: Drama (1), Adaptation (1), Historical (1)

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