Film Journal International, 2004-09, Vol.107 (9), p.16-17
2004
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Visualizing Vanity Fair: Nair directs Witherspoon in 19th-century classic
- Ist Teil von
- Film Journal International, 2004-09, Vol.107 (9), p.16-17
- Ort / Verlag
- New York: Billboard Media LLC
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2004
- Quelle
- Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Mira Nair, director of the 2004 feature film "Vanity Fair," is interviewed. She discusses her childhood affinity for William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th-century novel about social class in England and her experiences in adapting it into a motion picture. Nair also talks about her conception of the movie's central character Becky Sharp, and her decision to cast American actress Reese Witherspoon in the role. Nair reflects on writing "Vanity Fair's" screenplay and expounds on her desire to examine the issue and history of colonialism through the film's narrative.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1526-9884Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_reports_2100841
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- 19th century, Actors, Adaptations, British cinema, Casting, Character, Colonialism, Feature films, Film & television production, Film directors, Filmmakers, Historical Films, Interviews, Nair, Mira, Novelists, Novels, Production History, Screenplays, Screenwriters, Social classes, Thackeray, William Makepeace, Witherspoon, Reese