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Indian-born director felt at home in 1800s London.
From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: 20040830
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Byline: Carrie Rickey
Mira Nair, the 21st-century cosmopolite and director of "Monsoon Wedding," found a kindred spirit in William Makepeace Thackeray, the 19th-century London literary lion and author of "Vanity Fair" _ and not just because both were Indian-born.
"Who better understands the colonial mentality than the colonized?" asks Nair in a nightingale voice made for storytelling.
In her droll and vibrant adaptation of "Vanity Fair" _ starring Reese Witherspoon as governess Becky Sharp, the wench who waltzes her way into English society _ Nair frames the ...
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