Vanity Fair
Gwyneth Hughes, 2018
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
Vanity Fair is a TV mini-series created by Gwyneth Hughes in 2018 and based on the book Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1848. The TV series features Michael Palin, Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Johnny Flynn, Claudia Jessie, Robert Pugh, and others.
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Storyline
London, 1814. Rebecca Sharp, daughter of an art teacher and a French dancer, is a strong-willed, cunning, moneyless young woman determined to make her way in society. After leaving school, Becky stays with Amelia Sedley, who is a good-natured, simple-minded young girl, of a wealthy London family.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1848
Pages
867
Book Rate
7.58
S: Goodreads
Book
Vanity Fair
Original title: Vanity Fair: Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society
Subtitle: A Novel without a Hero
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Country: UK
First published in: 1848
Length: 867 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Marc Munden
Movie by Mira Nair
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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