Vanity Fair (Widescreen)
by Mira Nair
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Actor: Gabriel Byrne, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Reese Witherspoon, Romola GaraiDirector: Mira Nair
Brand: Universal
Producer: Dinaz Stafford
Producer: Donna Gigliotti
Producer: Howard Cohen
Writer: Julian Fellowes
Writer: Mark Skeet
Writer: Matthew Faulk
Writer: William Makepeace Thackeray
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language); German (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 141 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Vanity Fair (Widescreen)
Movie Review: Sumptious But Sketchy and TOO DARK!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I did enjoy the color and pageantry of this version of Vanity Fair BUT the story was confusing and sketchy, especially for anyone who has not read the book. Becky Sharp is a character you love to hate! She was wicked and conniving and treated her son with appalling neglect and even cruelty. She would stoop to anything to further her position regardless of who, what, when or where! There were elements of this DVD which were enjoyable. I just viewed it as another period story with pretty costumes and lovely songs.
I would like to know if anyone else received a copy which was SO DARK you could barely make out who was in some scenes and where the scenes took place. I have read all of the 1, 2, and 3 star reviews without seeing a single remark about the DVD's quality...I know some purists will blow a gasket about my query, but I have been told by the seller to "adjust my TV"...which I tried to do with no visibly different results. I would appreciate anyone with feedback or advice on this issue. Thanks!
Summary of Vanity Fair (Widescreen)
Unsatisfied with her lower-class birthright beautiful calculating becky sharp is resolved to conquer high society by any means necessary employing all of her wit guile and sexuality to move her way up. Adapted from the classic novel. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Reese Witherspoon Jonathan Rhys-meyers Run time: 141 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Mira NairThe corsets and high waists of the 19th century meet the lush colors and visual splendor of India in Vanity Fair, a classic novel translated into modern celluloid by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). The very contemporary Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Election) at first seems to hit the wrong note as Becky Sharp, an orphaned girl who rises to the heights of society using her quick wits and feminine wiles. But as Vanity Fair unfolds, the movie's tone embraces both period decor and modern attitudes, searching for a bridge that will carry us more deeply into a different time. It isn't wholly successful--the movie's end wraps things up awkwardly--but some scenes achieve a surprising and vivid immediacy, in particular one in which Becky's gambler husband (elegant James Purefoy) catalogues his worth for her before going off to the Napoleonic battlefields; love and pragmatism fuse with heartbreaking results. --Bret Fetzer
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