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7.0/10
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A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 29 nominations total
Anthony LaPaglia
- Sim Rosedale
- (as Anthony Lapaglia)
Mary MacLeod
- Mrs. Haffen
- (as Mary Macleod)
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Did you know
- TriviaEdith Wharton named the source novel after a passage from Ecclesiastes 7:4, "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
- GoofsThe film, which takes place during 1905-07, depicts several characters attending a performance of the opera "Cosi fan tutte" -- but that opera was first performed in New York in 1922.
- Crazy creditsThanks to the staff of Kelvingrove Museum, the Lord Provost and staff at Glasgow City Chambers, residents of Kersland Street, all the staff at the Arthouse Hotel, Glasgow, and the Earls of Wemyss and March and Lady Wemyss.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Hannibal/Saving Silverman/In the Mood for Love (2001)
- SoundtracksOboe Concerto in D Minor: Slow Movement
Composed by Alessandro Marcello
Performed by Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Recordings
Featured review
This is a slow paced mesmerising film. If your only knowledge of Gillian Anderson is as Dana Scully in the X-Files then you are in for a big surprise. Firstly the lady can act, and secondly with great subtlety. If you have read the book then clearly the writer/director Terence Davies has taken a few liberties. But so much script has been lifted word for word from the novel that I think he can be forgiven any eccentricities. This is a story of manners in early twentieth century New York and environs. Everyone seems so decent and 'proper', but each plays their own manipulative game. No-one (with the exception of Sim Rosedale) tells the truth. As a morality tale it seems as relevant today as when Edith Wharton wrote it. Davies has succeeded in losing none of its mood or punch by transferring it to screen. Unfortunately I think this is a film that requires watching more than once as some explanatory scenes appear to have ended up on the cutting room floor. Generally the acting is excellent throughout though I felt that at times Davies's enthusiasm for detail hamstrung some actors where others appeared to have relished the close direction. This is a film to add to your personal collection.
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- Keyif Evi
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,043,284
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,770
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $5,164,404
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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