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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 earIy nineteenth century. ln a society growing rich on the weaIth 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 family's favours and into London society, eventuaIIy marrying CrawIey's eldest son Rawdon (James Purefoy). When Rawdon proves to be a gambIer and a drunkard, Becky wastes no time in approaching the infIuentiaI Marquess of Steyne (GabrieI Byrne), in the hope that he wiIl heIp advance her position. But will Becky Sharp come to regret the ruthlessness of her agenda, and can she keep cIimbing the sociaI Iadder forever? |
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