The House of Mirth
When a woman has the beauty men admire and women envy... it is wise to tread carefully.
When a woman has the beauty men admire and women envy... it is wise t...
Drama, Romance
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2000
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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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Runtime:
140 min
Release date:
13 Oct 2000
Country:
GB
Languages:
German, French, English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$5,164,404
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 29 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Davies breathes fresh air through the wax museum corridors of the costume drama by finding behind all that stiff-spined pomp and circumstance the most venal of impulses.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
6 Apr 2001
fresh:
This is very much Anderson's film.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Apr 2001
fresh:
It has such an eerie contemporary resonance that you nearly forget about the horses and corsets and lamplight.
– Sara Wildberger,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr 2001
fresh:
Both literate and literary, it is serious without being humorless.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar 2001
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Lovely to look at.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
12 Feb 2001