Miranda 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Munden
Cast: Christina Ricci, John Simm, Kyle MacLachlan, John Hurt, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Cavan Clerkin, Matthew Marsh, Pik Sen Lim
Frank (John Simm) is a bored librarian until he meets mysterious Miranda (Christina Ricci) who visits his library with the intent of pulling off a scam. After an affair begins, Miranda disappears, but the lovestruck Frank heads to London to search for her. He finds that she is more mysterious than he thought.
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Vanity Fair 1998  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Munden
Cast: Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey, Philip Glenister, Miriam Margolyes, Tim Woodward, Tom Ward, Jeremy Swift, Eleanor Bron, Bryan Pringle, David Ross, Michele Dotrice, Janine Duvitski, Anton Lesser, Janet Dale
This TV miniseries adaptation of William Makepease Thackeray's novel stars Natasha Little as the scheming country girl Becky Sharp who leaves a trail of victims in her climb up the social ladder. Becky was born into a poor family but does get an education and jobs as a governess. She works for the Crowley family and wins over the children and their wealthy aunt (Miriam Margolyes). She even marries one of the children: the dashing Rawden (Nathaniel Parker). Becky is pregnant when Napoleon invades Europe, and Rawden leaves to fight in the war. Rawden survives the war, but troubles follow, and Becky continues to look for a man of a higher station to support her.
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| 1. Miranda (2002)
2. Vanity Fair (1998)
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