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 in New York. The story is based on the classic Edith Wharton novel. Gillian Anderson stars as Lily Bart, 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 Seldon (Eric Stolz).
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Credits
Terence Davies
Adrian Johnston
Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Laura Linney
Terence Davies, Edith Wharton
Remi Adefarasin
Michael Parker
Olivia Stewart
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German, French, English
United Kingdom, Germany, France
"The House of Mirth" (Edit Wharton)
2000