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At the Movies: `Vanity Fair'

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20040903
Author:ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer

ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Worldstream
09-03-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Adapting centuries-old literature into a modern Hollywood movie is always a dicey enterprise, if for no other reason than a dense 19th century novel is likely to include much more of the necessary detail and historical context for a 21st century reader to relate to the characters and their motivations.

Those getting their primary introduction to William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" from the new film starring Reese Witherspoon will find themselves frequently adrift as director Mira Nair sprints ...

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