MOVIE · 2004

Vanity Fair

DramaRomance141 min

Reese Witherspoon is Becky Sharp, an orphan in early 19th-century England who refuses to stay in the place society has assigned her. Starting with almost nothing, she climbs through drawing rooms and aristocratic circles alongside her best friend, chasing security and status in a world ruled by money, class, and appearances. Gabriel Byrne and Rhys Ifans are among the men drawn into Becky's orbit as she pushes against the limits placed on women of her background. The film frames her rise against a polished period world of salons, uniforms, gossip, and shifting alliances.