Wilde's Salome in Vanity Fair Movie?

[toni]

Hi! I'm reading Oscar Wilde's biography in the introduction of the book "The Importance of Being Earnest." and I came across the history of this play, Salome. It stated that Salome performed the sensuous "Dance of the Seven Veils" and I found this quite similar with the dance that Rebecca Sharp performed with some veiled women in the Vanity Fair movie (starring Reese Witherspoon) I have yet to read the book by Thackeray so I can't confirm if "The Dance of the Seven Veils was indeed taken from Wilde's Salome. If anyone could shed light, it would be most welcome..

[Laindessiel]

Well I don't know Tones...

Although I have seen the movie, I'm still gonna wait 'til you finish reading the book.

Hurry up!!

[toni]

lol. Got no time to hurry up,matey.
As you know very well, my exam is in two weeks..
I only read the book before sleeping and as soon as I wake up in the morning, fresh from "My Oscar Wilde Nightmare" which included Lord Alfred Douglas and Oscar Wilde getting cozy...

[CatherineH/L/E]

The dance scene is not in Thackery's Vanity Fair. Instead there is a skit in which Rebecca (Crawley at that piont in the story) is the "wow" charachter. She is in costume and is not recognized at first. Similar idea to the film with her being the center of attention except far less seductive. High members of society at that time (1815ish) would never conduct themselves in that manner so it is very likely the idea in the film came from Oscar Wilde. It is a very Oscar Wildeish scene.

[toni]

Thanks a lot, CatherineH/L/E! It was just confusing. Do you think I should read the book? Everyone's saying it is such a long read..

[toni]

Lol. I have finished Salome now. It is not very similar to Dance in Vanity Fair, after all...

The play was dark and sort of gruesome in the end, but it was good.