The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000 · 140 min · EN · 6.3 (92 votes)
Dir. Terence Davies · Starring Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney

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

DramaRomance

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.

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A devastatingly beautiful portrait of societal pressures and personal ruin. It feels like watching a gilded cage slowly close, with exquisite costumes and a crushing sense of inevitable tragedy.

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