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Box office. $5.1 million [4] The House of Mirth is a 2000 drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. An adaptation of Edith Wharton 's 1905 novel The House of Mirth, the film stars Gillian Anderson. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.
Oct 13, 2000 · The House of Mirth: Directed by Terence Davies. With Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney. A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
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- Romance, Drama
- Terence Davies
- 2000-10-13
Dec 22, 2000 · Like the Edith Wharton novel that inspired it, Terence Davies' "The House of Mirth" conceals rage beneath measured surface appearances. This is one of the saddest stories ever told about the traps that society sets for women. Perhaps its characters fear that if they ever really spoke their thoughts, their whole house of cards, or mirth, would tumble down. And so they speak in code, and people ...
Sep 23, 2000 · Lily (Gillian Anderson) is a ravishing socialite who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. She seeks a ...
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- Terence Davies
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- Gillian Anderson
The House Of Mirth. Gillian Anderson stars in this adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel as Lily Bart, a ravishing socialite who seeks a wealthy husband, but in trying to conform to social expectations misses her chance for real love with Lawrence Selden. 368 IMDb 7.0 2 h 15 min 2000. PG.
Torn between her heart and her head, Lily 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. New York, 1905. Lily Bart is a young, attractive woman, a socialite who knows how to go around in the high society.
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Sep 23, 2000 · In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society. Terence Davies. Director, Writer. Edith Wharton. Novel.
