Vanity Fair[名利场]

Thefull-colorcompaniontothenewfilmversionoftheThackeraynovelstarringReeseWitherspoonanddirectedbyMiraNair(MonsoonWedding,SalaamBombay!).ReeseWitherspoonstarsasBeckySharp,oneofthegreatestfemalecharactersevercreated.Bornintothelowerclass,Beckycanrelyonlyonherwit,guile,andsexualityasshemakesherwayupthroughLondonsocietycirca1820,alongsideherbestfriendAmelia.AsthetwoheroinesmaketheirwaythroughthetawdryglamourofRegencysociety,battles—militaryanddomestic—arefought,fortunesmadeandlost.InadditiontothecompletescreenplaybyOscar?-winnerJulianFellowes(GosfordPark)andMatthewFaulk&MarkSkeet(NBC'sJasonandtheArgonauts),thisNewmarketPictorialMoviebookfeaturesover150full-colorillustrations,extractsfromThackeray'snovel,interviewswiththecastandcrew,notesbydirectorMiraNair,andsidebarsonthefilm'scostume,set,andproductiondesign.150colorphotos.AuthorBiography:MiraNairistheinternationallyacclaimeddirectorofthehitfilmMonsoonWedding,winneroftheGoldenLionattheVeniceFilmFestival.ShemadeherfeaturefilmdebutwithSalaamBombay!,andhasalsodirectedMississippiMasala,ThePerezFamily,KamaSutra:ATaleofLove,andHystericalBlindness.