Vanity Fair (2004 film)

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Vanity Fair
Directed by Mira Nair
Produced by Janette Day
Written by William Thackeray (novel)
Julian Fellowes
Starring Reese Witherspoon
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Gabriel Byrne
Eileen Atkins
Bob Hoskins
Romola Garai
Jim Broadbent
Distributed by Focus Features
Release date(s) 1 September 2004 (USA)
Running time 135 min
Language English
Budget ~ US$23,000,000
IMDb profile

William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair (1847 - 1848) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Vanity Fair is a 2004 drama/romance film, directed by Mira Nair. This version made substantial changes, including a happy ending (see Thackeray article for plot summary). It stars Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp.

The film was nominated for "Golden Lion" Award in 2004 Venice Film Festival.

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Critics gave the film mixed reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 41 reviews.[1]

Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post gave positive review, calling the movie "Mira Nair's fine movie version of the 1848 book, in all its glory and scope and wit."[2] In the Charlotte Observer, Lawrence Toppman commented that "The filmmakers have wisely retained the main structure of the book" and that "The cast is uniformly good, even when dealing with sudden mood changes forced by the screenwriters' need to move forward."[3] Meanwhile, Lisa Schwarzbaum, in her review in Entertainment Weekly, rated the film a B-, and added that the film "borders on perky — a duller, safer tonal choice for the story of a conniving go-getter whose fall is as precipitous as her rise."[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vanity Fair (2004 film): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  2. ^ 'Vanity Fair': The Empire, Richly Painted (washingtonpost.com)
  3. ^ Movie: Vanity Fair
  4. ^ Vanity Fair | Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly

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Mira Nair
Directed films
Salaam Bombay!  (1988) • Mississippi Masala  (1991) • The Perez Family  (1995) • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love  (1996) • My Own Country  (1998) • Monsoon Wedding  (2001) • Hysterical Blindness  (2002) • 11'9'01 September 11 (Section 'India')  (2002) • Vanity Fair  (2004) • The Namesake  (2007) • Shantaram • Amelia  (2009)
Documentaries
Jama Masjid Street Journal  (1979) • So Far from India  (1982) • India Cabaret  (1985) • Children of a Desired Sex  (1987) • The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat  (1993) • My Own Country  (1998) • The Laughing Club of India  (1999)
Productions
Still, the Children Are Here  (2004) • Blood Brothers  (2007) • Gangsta M.D.


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