Underplayed Gems

Vanity Fair (2004)

Vanity Fair poster
Directed by
Mira Nair
Genre
drama film, period drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy, historical drama
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 21m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 361 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A clever and ambitious woman from a poor background schemes and charms her way through high society in 19th century England. It follows her rise and fall as she navigates love, money, and status.

bittersweetclevervisually lushambitioussweepingmelodramaticwittysarcastic

What happens

Vanity Fair is a 2004 historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Nair's version made notable changes in the development of the main character Becky Sharp, played by Reese Witherspoon. The film received several awards and nominations, including being nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.