The House of Mirth
2000, 2 minutes
A tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy.
Based on the book by Edith Wharton,The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Directed by Terence Davies, The House Of Mirth, is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in Edwardian New York (although filmed in Glasgow). Gillian Anderson plays a ravishing socialite (Lily) at the height of her success. Torn between her heart and her head, she always seems to be doing the right thing at the wrong time and her beauty and charm begin to start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. Conforming to social expectations she begins to seek a wealthy husband but her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is falsely accused of having an affair with a married man and is rejected by society and her friends. Also featuring Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney and Elizabeth McGovern.
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