3/05/2009

The House of Mirth (2000)

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"I thought that I could manage my own life, but I have been foolish, foolish to the point of being compromised."

Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson), a turn-of-the-20th-century NYC socialite, finds that her beauty, position, and ego thwart her attempts to find true love and attract unwanted interest and jealousy.

Also starring are Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Elizabeth McGovern. and Eric Stoltz.

Directed by Terence Davies who adapted the novel by Edith Wharton to screen.

Run time: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Rated PG for thematic material.

My personal rating: B

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