Academy Awards, USA 1936
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role Miriam Hopkins |
Radio Pictures
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
My rating; 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Orphan Becky Sharp schemes her way to wealth through a series of marriages. She relocates to the gambling mecca of Belgium, where her husband becomes overwhelmed by their debts. She falls back into poverty in England, but once again manages to talk and scheme her way out of it, starting the cycle all over again. This early Technicolor production features a particularly glorious scene in Belgium where a bourgeois ball is interrupted by Napoleon's invasion of Waterloo. Overall, though, it is talky with an exaggerated acting style more appropriate for the silent era.
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