The House Of Mirth
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In Theaters: December 22, 2000 (limited)
PG | 2h 20m | Drama, Romance
Set in New York at the turn of the century against a backdrop of wealth and social hypocrisy, Lily
Bart (Anderson) has been brought up to be ornamental, but refuses to play by the rules of society.
Her spunk, coupled with numerous assaults by vicious society women and bad luck, results in a violent
fall from a beautiful woman at the height of her power to a fired milliner's assistant addicted to
sleeping drugs.
Based on the book of the same name by Edith Wharton.
Based on the book of the same name by Edith Wharton.
| Director: | Terence Davies |
| Studio: | Blackwatch Releasing |
| Producer(s): | Olivia Stewart |
| Cast: | Laura Linney, Gillian Anderson, Anthony LaPaglia, Dan Aykroyd, Terry Kinney, Eric Stoltz, Eleanor Bron, Elizabeth McGovern |
| Writer(s): | Terence Davies |
| Official Site: | www.spe.sony.com/classics/houseofmirth/index.html |
