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Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Bob Hoskins
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Vanity Fair (2004) |
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Based on William Thackeray novel, VANITY FAIR is a film directed by the Indian director Mira Nair in 2004.
A young girl, Becky Sharp, raised in an orphanage, tries to climb up the echelons of the London society. She seduces the men she encounters and finally marries Rawdon Crawley, a soldier and a gambler, who should inherit from her wealthy aunt. But Rawdon is disowned once her aunt hears about his marriage with Becky. A few years later, Becky meets The Marquess of Steyne who'll introduce her and Rawdon to the London aristocracy. When the Marquess wants Becky to pay him "in kind" for his help, Rawdon leaves his wife.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) is a humbly born English girl who climbs the rungs of early 19th century society by her wits. She starts as a governess, marries somewhat upward into the Crawley family, and somehow garners the patronage (and later suffers the demands) of the Marquess of Steyne (Byrne). Becky's fortunes contrast with those of her childhood friend Amelia Sedley, whose husband George Osborne (Rhys-Meyers) is proud and unsympathetic to her. Directed by Indian director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding), this 2004 version of Thackeray's classic Victorian novel is colorful to the eye, but weak.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Vanity Fair (2004) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing full frontal--women
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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