The House of Mirth

  • Drama
  • Romance
9/23/2000
135

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

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.

Director:
Terence Davies
Writer:
Terence Davies
Revenue:
$5,164,404
Budget:
$10,000,000
    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • despair
    • loneliness
    • socialite
    • high society
    • social outcast
    • ostracism
    • class discrimination
    • 1900s
    • social scandal
    • social prejudice
    • exiled
    • suicide by poison
    • betrayed by a friend

    Videos

    Cast

    • Gillian Anderson
      Lily Bart
    • Dan Aykroyd
      Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
    • Eleanor Bron
      Mrs. Julia Peniston, Lily's Aunt
    • Terry Kinney
      George Dorset
    • Anthony LaPaglia
      Sim Rosedale
    • Laura Linney
      Bertha Dorset
    • Jodhi May
      Grace Julia Stepney
    • Elizabeth McGovern
      Mrs. Carry Fisher
    • Eric Stoltz
      Lawrence Selden
    • Penny Downie
      Judy Trenor
    • Pearce Quigley
      Percy Gryce
    • Helen Coker
      Evie Van Osburgh
    • Mary MacLeod
      Mrs. Haffen
    • Paul Venables
      Jack Stepney
    • Serena Gordon
      Gwen Stepney
    • Lorelei King
      Mrs. Hatch

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