Vanity Fair (Widescreen) - Drama Classic Movies on DVD (2004) Starring Reese Witherspoon & James Purefoy; Directed by Mira Nair; Universal Studios : OLDIES.com

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Vanity Fair (Full Frame)

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Genre: Drama

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Item Number:
MHV 62025001D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary - 1. Mira Nair - Director
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - 1. The Women Behind Vanity Fair
2. Welcome To Vanity Fair

Entertainment Reviews:

Movieline's Hollywood Life - 09/01/2004

"Witherspoon holds her own against these lions of British cinema....The actress has the requisite wit and smarts..."

New York Times - 09/01/2004

"Ms. Witherspoon, as usual, conveys a bristly, determined spunk."

Film Comment - 09/30/2004

"[B]y the final scene, you feel as though lives have been lived."

Los Angeles Times - 09/01/2004

"VANITY FAIR is a never-ending Western story that benefits from Nair's philosophically Eastern point of view."

Chicago Sun-Times - 09/03/2004

"[Nair] has an instinctive feel for the comic possibilities of marital alliances, as she showed in her wonderful MONSOON WEDDING."

Sight and Sound - 02/01/2005

"[With a] smart pace and exuberant style..."

USA Today - 02/04/2005

"Nair's treatment is exotic and full of color..."

Product Description:

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 British favorite 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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THEATRICAL RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Reese Witherspoon & James Purefoy
Directed by		Mira Nair
Produced by		Janette Day, Lydia Dean Pilcher & Donna Gigliotti
Screenwriting by		Mark Skeet, Julian Fellowes & Matthew Faulk
Composition by		Mychael Danna
Director of Photography		Declan Quinn
Performer		Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Romola Garai, Gabriel Byrne, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Geraldine McEwan & Douglas Hodge
Executive Production by		Pippa Cross, Howard R. Cohen & Jonathan Lynn
Source Writer		William Makepeace Thackeray