DVD Reviews
Vanity Fair
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- Director: Mira Nair
- Starring: Gabriel Byrne
- Details: UK / 141 mins (12s).
An excellent period drama based on William Thackeray's sprawling novel, in which low-born Becky Sharpe (Witherspoon) flirts her way into the higher echelons of society only to find that women are treated just as badly there. The excellent cast does justice to a Jane Austen-with-an-edge storyline, resulting in a juicy bodice-ripping melodrama.
Review by Declan Burke
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