Vanity Fair (DVD)

...------------------------------------------ Vanity Fair is a modern adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackery which I must confess I've never read. I have also not seen any other film or TV versions of it, so I had no preconceptions whatsoever before watching it. It was one of those "shall I, shan't I" films at the cinema that I never quite got round to watching but still wanted to see. So how did it fare? The Plot Becky Sharp spent most ...
...it should have worked… but it didn't. I was disappointed with Vanity Fair (you might have guessed that by now), but it wasn't absolutely terrible. 3 stars, but not recommended. For those who are still interested in gettin ghte DVD, Amazon have it for £5.97 ...

CaptainDisaster 03.07.2006 · Read full review
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The original novel, written by William M Thakeray is another of the great literary classics that I have not got round to reading yet. I decided to cheat in this instance and watch the film. The film is directed by Indian director Mira Nair who has a number of cross over Indian movies under her belt, such as Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay. The heroine (or not, as the case maybe) of the piece is Becky Sharpe (Reese Witherspoon), an orphan in early ...
...school as a pupil and then later to teach, but feels the need to escape and advertises as a governess. Before taking up her post she goes to spend a week with her school friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai). The Sedleys are mortified as Becky is way below them in the social hierarchy and they are worried that she'll captivate their easily led son, Joseph (Tony Maudsley), and gain their wealth and status. Sedley is warned off my Amelia's fiancé Captain ...

Essexgirl2006 26.03.2007 · Read full review
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...Story From Thackeray's novel, Vanity Fair. Set in the beginning of the 19th Century, this film is about the friendship of two young ladies, who learnt French at a boarding school together and moved on to live very different lives. Both are married and pregnant with their first children when the country goes to war and changes their lives forever. This could be categorised as a historical / period film with a taste of India. It's a shame we didn't ...
...it would have been nice to have more of the cultural influence, but there's the music, spicy food, Indian staff and even some rather nice Indian clothes, particularly those worn by Reese Witherspoon. I found it hard to get into the film at first as so many things seemed to be going on and the story moved a bit too fast. Once I understood the basic plot everything fell into place. There are some interesting and eccentric characters; I like the twists ...

Ayesha- 07.08.2006 · Read full review
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