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.
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film 6 wins & 29 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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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
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This is very much Anderson's film.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Apr 2001
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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
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Both literate and literary, it is serious without being humorless.