Vanity fair /

"Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with pluck, a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep her from climbing. An episodic narrative follows her for 20 years,...

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Uniform Title:	Vanity fair (Motion picture : 2004).
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures (Firm), Focus Features, Tempesta Films, Granada Films
Other Authors:	Nair, Mira, Witherspoon, Reese, 1976-, Atkins, Eileen, 1934-, Broadbent, Jim, Byrne, Gabriel, 1950-, Garai, Romola, 1982-, Quinn, Declan, 1957-, Danna, Mychael, Day, Janette, Gigliotti, Donna, Pilcher, Lydia Dean, Faulk, Matthew, Skeet, Mark, Fellowes, Julian, Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned ; English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published:	Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]
Edition:	[Widescreen ed.].
Series:	Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > England > London > Drama. Women > Sexual behavior > Drama. Women > Employment > England > London > Drama. Relaciones hombre-mujer > Inglaterra > Londres > Teatro. Mujeres > Conducta sexual > Teatro. Women > Feature. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.

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Summary:	"Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with pluck, a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep her from climbing. An episodic narrative follows her for 20 years, through marriage, Napoleonic wars, a child, loyalty to a school friend, the vicissitudes of the family whose daughters she instructed, and attention from a bored marquess who collected her father's paintings. " -IMDb.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. 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. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, single-sided.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor.
ISBN:	1417003596