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Call Number: DVD00564 Copy 1

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by Mira Nair; Janette Day; Donna Gigliotti; Lydia Dean Pilcher; Matthew Faulk; Mark Skeet; Julian Fellowes; Reese Witherspoon; James Purefoy; Eileen Atkins; Jim Broadbent; Gabriel Byrne; Romola Garai; Declan Quinn; Mychael Danna; William Makepeace Thackeray; Focus Features.; Tempesta Films.; Granada Films.; Universal Pictures (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]

Notes: Originally released in 2004 (141 mins.); Edition includes two featurettes, The Women Behind Vanity Fair and Welcome to Vanity Fair, director’s commentary and deleted scenes; Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray;

Summary: Becky is determined to make something of herself. She accepts a job as a nanny for the children of Sir Pitt Crawley. Becky catches the eye of Crawley’s son Rawdon. Becky is introduced to London’s most exclusive social circle, where she becomes re-acquainted with Amelia. Becky weds Rawdon, but the social and economic stability she dreamed of begins to collapse when he begins drowning his troubles, and soon she turns to the powerful Marquess of Steyne for support. Meanwhile, Amelia’s fortunes fall even harder following the death of her husband.

Also: Also see the Rouben Mamoulian directed Becky Sharp (VHS00070);

OCLC #: 56892214