The House of Mirth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-07

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, France, Germany, USA

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (6075 Reviews)

Director:

Terence Davies

Genres:

Romance Drama

Cast:

Gillian Anderson Dan Aykroyd Eleanor Bron Terry Kinney

Writer:

Edith Wharton (novel)

Terence Davies

Fullplot:

Terence Davies' The House of Mirth is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in turn of the century New York. Lily Bart is a ravishing socialite at the height of her success who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. Torn between her heart and her head, Lilly always seems to do the right thing at the wrong time. She seeks a wealthy husband and in trying to conform to social expectations, she misses her chance for real love with Lawrence Selden.

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