Vanity Fair Movie Download

6 / 10

fine production
In 1802 London, the Marquess of Steyne (Gabriel Byrne) buys the last picture of young Becky Sharp’s mother. After her painter father’s death, she is left orphaned. Becky (Reese Witherspoon) grows up to be a country governess. Her best friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai) has a self-obsessed boyfriend Captain George Osborne (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a secret admirer in his best friend Captain William Dobbin (Rhys Ifans). Amelia’s brother Jos is taken with Becky but George convinces him to not pursue the commoner. Becky starts work for the crude Sir Pitt Crawley (Bob Hoskins). He has two sons, awkward Pitt and dashing Captain Rawdon Crawley (James Purefoy). She brings the rundown mansion back to a high class standard. The older Pitt is visited by his wealthy half-sister Miss Matilda Crawley (Eileen Atkins) who takes Becky with her back to London. Becky discovers that the Marquess of Steyne is her new neighbor. She marries Rawdon and gets thrown out.

I’m not familiar with the book and won’t make any comparisons. Director Mira Nair fills this with a luscious flirty beauty. Witherspoon is a charismatic lead. There is a lot of story with many characters to fit into a movie even with its over two hours running time. This may fit better as a mini-series which could accentuate the ups and downs. The cast is good throughout. This is a fine production.Read More