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Vanity Fair

Reese Witherspoon gives a vibrant, captivating performance as one of the greatest female characters of all time, Becky Sharp, in this sumptuous and sexy epic from acclaimed director Mira Nair ("Monsoon Wedding"). Born into a poverty-stricken British family, young Becky uses her position as nanny for an influential aristocrat's family to work her way into 19th-century London's social elite. It's a dazzling ascent up the social ladder as vivacious Becky schemes and seduces her way to the top - until love and romance threaten to get in her way! Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. With Gabriel Byrne, Jim Broadbent, James Purefoy, Romola Garai, and Bob Hoskins.

Year: 2004
Genre: Drama Romance, Romance, Based on...
Country: UK, USA
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne, Romola Garai, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Duration: 135 Minutes
Rating: PG - Adult themes.
6.2/10
Location in store: Drama Romance

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