The House of mirth

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Statement of responsibility: Sony Pictures Classics ; Showtime and Granada present ; in association with The Arts Council of England, FilmFour, The Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow Film Fund ; a Three Rivers production ; written and directed by Terence Davies ; produced by Olivia Stewart

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Summary: The story takes place at the opening of a new century, one that held forth all kinds of promises, especially for women. In this post-Victorian Fifth Avenue milieu, Lily Bart, an unmarried woman of 29 with dwindling prospects, needs a husband badly. She lives beyond her means, relying on the grudging charity of her elderly aunt. She is the kind of girl who would make an admirable decoration on some fine gentleman's arm, but there is a liveliness--a knowingness--in her eyes that alarms potential suitors. Lily is unsuccessful in her search for a haven, because she values her emotional and financial independence. To her eternal sorrow, it is other women, the doyennes of high society, who obliquely, ruthlessly, keep that independence forever out of poor Lily's reach

Credits note: Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Michael Parker ; production designer, Don Taylor ; costume designer, Monica Howe ; musical director, Adrian Johnston ; hair & make-up, Jan Harrison Shell

Language note: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May, Elizabeth McGovern, Eric Stoltz

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Context of The House of mirth