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Vanity fair / Focus Features presents a Tempesta Films/Granada Film production ; screenplay by Matthew Faulk & Mark Skeet and Julian Fellowes ; produced by Janette Day, Donna Gigliotti, Lydia Dean Pilcher ; directed by Mira Nair.
LIBRA DVD 027 171
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Spotlight series
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863--Film adaptations.
- Thackeray, William Makepeace.
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Women--Employment.
- Women--Sexual behavior.
- England--London.
- Women--Sexual behavior--Drama.
- Women.
- Women--Employment--England--London--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Anamorphic widescreen format.
- Place of Publication:
- Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]
- Language Note:
- In English or French with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Participant:
- Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne, Romola Garai, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Geraldine McEwan, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music, Mychael Danna.
- Notes:
- Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
- Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
- Special features: the women behind 'Vanity fair': the predominantly female cast and crew reveal how they flawlessly portrayed women of the time in London; director's commentary: Mira Nair shares her unique vision and personal inspiration in this insightful discussion; deleted scenes; welcome to 'Vanity fair': a behind-the-scenes look at bringing this timeless story to the big screen.
- ISBN:
- 1417003596
- OCLC:
- 56892215
- Publisher Number:
- 025192500121
- 25001 Universal
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