There is a new production of Vanity Fair based on William Thackarey’s novel of the same name. Set in 1815 England, it is a comedy of manners about a poor young girl with street smarts who sets out to climb high in society. It was recently released by Netflix, and I can get it thru Prime subscription.
The casting is good but for the William Dobbin character, they missed the mark. Also, he is not getting appropriate screen time and since he is the moral center of the work, it is not true to the book. But the actress playing Becky Sharpe is good. Sir Pitt is hilarious. Rawden and George look just like we imagine them to look. josh Sedley is over the top ridiculous.
This book is in my top 10 novels of all time, so I am critical of all productions on video or film. The British tv versioj with Natasha Little made many years ago was excellent. The film with Reese Witherspoon was, well, ok.