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Vanity Fair (Blu-Ray) (*)

$25.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
300 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Marc Munden

Written By:
Andrew Davies
William Makepeace

Actors:
Natasha Little ..... Becky Sharp
Frances Grey ..... Amelia Sedley
David Ross ..... Mr. Sedley
Philip Glenister ..... William Dobbin
Michele Dotrice ..... Mrs. Sedley
Janine Duvitski ..... Mrs. Bute Crawley
Anton Lesser ..... Mr. Pitt Crawley
Nathaniel Parker ..... Rawdon Crawley
Jeremy Swift ..... Jos Sedley
Tom Ward ..... George Osborne
Stephen Frost ..... Bute Crawley
Tim Woodward ..... Mr. John Osborne
Janet Dale ..... Miss Briggs
Frances Tomelty ..... Mrs. O'Dowd
Mark Lambert ..... Major O'Dowd
David Bradley ..... Sir Pitt Crawley
John Surman ..... Horrocks
Miriam Margolyes ..... Miss Crawley
Daniel Hart ..... Ensign Stubble
Abigail Thaw ..... Jane Osborne
Bryan Pringle ..... Raggles
Linal Haft ..... Moss
Eleanor Bron ..... Lady Bareacres
Sarah Crowden ..... Lady Blanche (3 episodes, 1998)
Graham Crowden ..... Lord Bareacres
Sylvestra Le Touzel ..... Lady Jane Crawley
Gerard Murphy ..... Lord Steyne
Robert Cole ..... Little Rawdon
Zohren Weiss ..... Little Georgey

Synopsis:

A 1998 BBC dramatisation, adapted by Andrew Davies, of William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair - the tale of Becky Sharp, a governess who more than compensates in brains and beauty for what she lacks in breeding. Becky Sharp (Natasha Little) is a scheming governess who tries to seduce her best friend's buffoon of a brother, Jos (Jeremy Swift), in an attempt to climb the social ladder. Becky then turns her attentions to aristocratic bounder Rawdon Crawley, while the mild and meek Amelia marries her childhood sweetheart, George Osborne. However, fate has a few twists in store for both women.

Season 1
Episode #1.1 S1, Ep1 Nov. 1, 1998
Becky Sharp, an orphan, has been raised in Miss Pinkerton's school and leaves to become a governess for Sir Pitt Crawley's two young girls.
Episode #1.2 S1, Ep2 Nov. 8, 1998
Sir Pitt's wealthy sister, Miss Crawley, takes an instant liking to her brother's governess, but is apalled when Becky marries her nephew. Amelia is unaware that while George?s father does not wish for the two to marry, she has another admirer.
Episode #1.3 S1, Ep3 Nov. 15, 1998
Becky and Rowdon have been disinherited by Miss Crawley. George and Amelia marry, though soon George?s eyes begin to stray towards Becky. But before anything can get straightened out, the army is called to fight against Napoleon.
Episode #1.4 S1, Ep4 Nov. 22, 1998
Panic spreads throughout the city because of the war. Both Amelia and Becky have a child, though Amelia is much more the loving mother than her old friend.
Episode #1.5 S1, Ep5 Nov. 29, 1998
Amelia cannot afford to refuse Mr. Osborne's proposal to raise her son in exchange for an allowance to her. Rawdon is thrown in jail for his debts, and leaves Becky when he realizes she hid money that could've been used for his bail.
Episode #1.6 S1, Ep6 Dec. 6, 1998
Dobbin confesses his love for Amelia, but she will not believe ill of George. Amelia and Becky reunite, and Becky finally tells Amelia of George's infidelity.

Natasha Little was cast as scheming country lass Becky Sharp, who managed to climb to the top of the British social ladder during and after the Napoleonic Wars, leaving a trail of broken hearts, betrayed friendships, and shattered reputations in her wake. Somehow, however, Becky always managed to land on her feet, and after mending her ways in middle age, she lived out her declining years as a much-beloved 'Lady Bountiful.'

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 November, 2013.