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The House of Mirth (2000)

PG | | Romance, Drama | 7 March 2001 (France)
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A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Lily Bart
... Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
... Mrs. Julia Peniston, Lily's Aunt
... George Dorset
... Sim Rosedale (as Anthony Lapaglia)
... Bertha Dorset
... Grace Julia Stepney
... Mrs. Carry Fisher
... Lawrence Selden
... Judy Trenor
Pearce Quigley ... Percy Gryce
Helen Coker ... Evie Van Osburgh
Mary MacLeod ... Mrs. Haffen (as Mary Macleod)
Paul Venables ... Jack Stepney
Serena Gordon ... Gwen Stepney
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Storyline

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, 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.

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When a woman has the beauty men admire and women envy...it is wise to tread carefully.

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Romance | Drama

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Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£88,920 (United Kingdom), 15 October 2000, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,039, 25 December 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,041,803, 8 July 2001
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Trivia

When Terence Davies cast Gillian Anderson, he was unaware that she was one of the biggest stars on the planet at the time, thanks to her starring role in The X-Files (1993). Davies had never seen an episode. See more »

Goofs

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Lily Bart: I have been about too long. People are tired of me.
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References Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) See more »

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La Mia Dorabella
from "Cosi fan tutte"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
Performed by Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Conducted by Johannes Wildner
Courtesy of Naxos Recordings
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Stunning acting, stunning directing, stunning movie!
18 September 2000 | by – See all my reviews

This is such an evocative and moving film. A must see.

In all honestly Davies direction does take some getting used to. No quick editing for him! Yes the pace was slow, it concentrated on the actors faces longer than usual. However I felt this was necessary in order to show the tension of the people and the lethal nature of the words spoken

The cast were wonderful. Stoltz was ideal as Seldon. He was cool and suave and attractive. I also enjoyed Laura Linney as Bertha -she really sold me on being a very nasty woman. The main star, Gillian Anderson, performed with grace, poise and charisma. This woman can convey emotions - just look into her eyes. She does not need to speak to tell you how Lily is feeling. She was mesmerizing. For example, when Lily was flirting with Seldon you somehow could feel her discontent.

Her descent into hell was heartbreaking. One scene, when Lily is at her lowest, will stay with me for a long time. The hopelessness was obvious, as if she was slowly dying. She was beyond caring for anything - and it showed in her eyes - dulled and weary.

Gillian Anderson brought Lily through a myriad of emotions. We loved her, pitied her, wanted to slap her! She was cynical and manipulative, a total flirt and then she fell. The gamut of emotions Anderson went through was incredible and to take the audience with her was a miracle.

This movie leaves an impact. It will not be a blockbuster (too intelligent and too wordy for that.) God forbid should we make an audience pay attention and think in a movie. The movie, unlike most period dramas, really brought home how nasty life was. Vicious and unforgiving to those who did not play the game.

If you can, go and see it. I promise it will be worth it.
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