Vanity Fair

Reese Witherspoon gives a vibrant, captivating performance as one of the greatest female characters of all time in the glamorous and sexy epic Vanity Fair, out to own and rent on DVD and video from Universal Pictures UK on 16th May 2005.Directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this lush and lively romantic adventure looks at the lives of Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon – The Importance of Being Earnest, Legally Blonde) and her best friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai – Dirty Dancing – Havana Nights), as they climb the 19th Century social ladder in London.Costume Designer Beatrix Aruna Pasztor and Nair successfully create a film that adheres to the look and culture of the period but manage to inject their own creative and theatrical style. Becky Sharp yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright as an artist’s daughter promises.

She seduces and schemes her way to the top of society by any means possible, using all her wit, guile and sexuality, until love and romance threaten to get in her way.

Vanity Fair has an all-star British and Irish cast including James Purefoy (A Knight’s Tale) as Rawdon Crawley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (Alexander, Bend It Like Beckham) as George Osborne, Oscar® winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Moulin Rouge!) as Mr Osborne, Oscar® nominee Sir Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa) as Sir Pitt Crawley, Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) as The Marquess of Steyne, Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) as William Dobbin and Eileen Atkins (Cold Mountain, Gosford Park) as Miss Matilda Crawley.

One of the best-loved stories of all time, Vanity Fair has insightful DVD extras including deleted scenes and cast and crew interviews.

Vanity Fair Release Date: 16th May 2005
RRP: DVD £19.99 VHS £14.99
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 2 hours and 21 minutes

AVAILABLE TO OWN & RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD FROM 16TH MAY 2005

DVD extras:

• Welcome to Vanity Fair - A behind the scenes look at bringing this timeless story to the big screen
• The Women Behind Vanity Fair – Reese Witherspoon, Mira Nair and producers Janette Day, Donna Gigliotti, and Lydia Dean Pilcher discuss how a team of women brought this story of an unforgettable woman to the big screen
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentary with Director Mira Nair – The award-winning director shares her unique vision and personal inspirations in this insightful discussionVanity Fair