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Vanity Fair
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Adaptation of Thackeray's satiricaI masterpiece about the constant battIe for weaIth and social success amongst the aristocracy of the early nineteenth century. ln a society growing rich on the wealth generated by an expanding empire, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is the ambitious daughter of a poor family, who wiII Iet nothing stand in her way in her attempt to climb the sociaI ladder. Taking a position as nanny to the chiIdren of Sir Pitt CrawIey (Bob Hoskins), Becky insinuates her way into the famiIy's favours and into London society, eventualIy marrying CrawIey's eldest son Rawdon (James Purefoy). When Rawdon proves to be a gambler and a drunkard, Becky wastes no time in approaching the influentiaI Marquess of Steyne (Gabriel Byrne), in the hope that he wilI help advance her position. But wiII Becky Sharp come to regret the ruthIessness of her agenda, and can she keep cIimbing the social ladder forever? |
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