Directed by:
Mira NairCinematography:
Declan QuinnComposer:
Mychael DannaCast:
Reese Witherspoon, Gabriel Byrne, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ruth Sheen, Lillete Dubey, Romola Garai, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Bob Hoskins (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl, Becky is orphaned at a young age. Even as a child, she yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises. As she leaves Miss Pinkerton's Academy at Chiswick, Becky resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. She deploys all of her wit, guile, and sexuality as she makes her way up into high society during the first quarter of the 19th century. Becky's ascension to the heights of society commences when she gains employment as governess to the daughters of eccentric Sir Pitt Crawley. Becky wins over the children, and the Crawley family's rich spinster Aunt Matilda as well. The rural Hampshire household comes to find her indispensable, and Matilda comes to confide in the bright young woman. But Becky knows that she cannot be a true part of English society until she moves to the city. When Matilda invites her to come live in London, Becky eagerly accepts. There, Becky is reunited with her best friend Amelia Sedley, who-having grown up comfortably--does not share Becky's more brazen ambitions. Hewing close to the family she already knows so well, Becky secretly marries dashing heir Rawdon Crawley but when Matilda discovers their union, she casts the newlyweds out. When Napoleon invades Europe, Rawdon bravely reports to the front lines. Pregnant Becky stands by distraught newlywed Amelia, whose own husband George Osborne is also called to fight. When George does not survive the Battle of Waterloo, Becky's friendship with Amelia is strained beyond repair. Becky is reunited with Rawdon and gives birth to a boy, but, post-war, money and comforts are sparse for the trio. More intent than ever on gaining acceptance into London society and livingwell, Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne. Steyne's whims enable Becky to realize her dreams, but the ultimate cost may be too high for her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
Mychael Danna: Music For Film
Label: Silva Screen Records
Year: 2021
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:11:08
Notes: New recording conducted by Dirk Brossé.
1. | BEING JULIA Suite | Mychael Danna | 05:11 |
2. | LIFE OF PI Suite | Mychael Danna | 08:10 |
3. | SHATTERED GLASS Suite | Mychael Danna | 02:10 |
4. | LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Suite | Mychael Danna | 04:34 |
5. | CAPOTE Suite | Mychael Danna | 09:13 |
6. | HEARTS IN ATLANTIS Suite | Mychael Danna | 04:14 |
7. | MONEYBALL Suite | Mychael Danna | 07:16 |
8. | MONSOON WEDDING Suite | Mychael Danna | 03:15 |
9. | WHERE THE TRUTH LIES Suite | Mychael Danna | 06:54 |
10. | THE ICE STORM Suite | Mychael Danna | 09:45 |
11. | VANITY FAIR Suite | Mychael Danna | 10:26 |
Vanity Fair
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Decca Records
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 46:13
1. | "She Walks In Beauty" - Sissel | Mychael Danna | 02:01 |
2. | Exchange | Mychael Danna | 02:13 |
3. | Becky And Amelia Leave School | Mychael Danna | 01:28 |
4. | "The Great Adventurer" - Cluster LaRue | Mychael Danna | 02:05 |
5. | Becky Arrives At Queen's Crawley | Mychael Danna | 01:46 |
6. | Andante | Mychael Danna | 01:10 |
7. | No Lights After Eleven | Mychael Danna | 02:51 |
8. | Adagio | Mychael Danna | 01:37 |
9. | I've Made Up My Mind | Mychael Danna | 00:29 |
10. | Ride To London | Mychael Danna | 02:05 |
11. | Becky And Rawdon Kiss | Mychael Danna | 02:00 |
12. | Sir Pitt's Marriage Proposal | Mychael Danna | 01:41 |
13. | I Owe You Nothing | Mychael Danna | 01:17 |
14. | Piano For Amelia / Announcement Of Battle | Mychael Danna | 03:16 |
15. | Time To Quit Brussels | Mychael Danna | 02:41 |
16. | Waterloo Battlefield | Mychael Danna | 01:31 |
17. | Amelia Refuses Dobbin / The Move To Mayfair | Mychael Danna | 02:08 |
18. | "Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal" - Cluster LaRue | Mychael Danna | 02:48 |
19. | Steyne The Pasha | Mychael Danna | 01:13 |
20. | "El Salaam" - Hakim | Mychael Danna | 01:36 |
21. | The Virtue Betrayed | Mychael Danna | 00:39 |
22. | Rawdon's End | Mychael Danna | 00:50 |
23. | Dobbin Leaves Amelia | Mychael Danna | 01:07 |
24. | Vanity's Conqueror | Mychael Danna | 01:15 |
25. | "Gori Re" - Shankar Mahadevan And Richa Sharma | Mychael Danna | 04:26 |