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A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 29 nominations total
Anthony LaPaglia
- Sim Rosedale
- (as Anthony Lapaglia)
Mary MacLeod
- Mrs. Haffen
- (as Mary Macleod)
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- TriviaEdith Wharton named the source novel after a passage from Ecclesiastes 7:4, "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
- GoofsThe film, which takes place during 1905-07, depicts several characters attending a performance of the opera "Cosi fan tutte" -- but that opera was first performed in New York in 1922.
- Crazy creditsThanks to the staff of Kelvingrove Museum, the Lord Provost and staff at Glasgow City Chambers, residents of Kersland Street, all the staff at the Arthouse Hotel, Glasgow, and the Earls of Wemyss and March and Lady Wemyss.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Hannibal/Saving Silverman/In the Mood for Love (2001)
- SoundtracksOboe Concerto in D Minor: Slow Movement
Composed by Alessandro Marcello
Performed by Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Recordings
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Along with Scorsese's, The Age of Innocence and Iain Softley's, The Wings of the Dove, Terence Davies' The House of Mirth forms a triumvirate of modern period drama for a discerning audience. Davies is not interested chiefly in either scenery or costume - that is, in history as a heritage theme-park - but in the story, its themes and characters, and in teasing out good performances from his cast. The modest budget of this film works in its favour. Most of the best scenes and shots are framed in intimacy, not lost amidst panoramas of superficial grandeur or the shallow aesthetics of Merchant-Ivory-style film making.
At the heart of Davies' film is Gillian Anderson's brilliant performance as Lilly Bart. Since she is on screen almost all of the time the film really stands or falls by her performance. She sheds her "X-Files" persona in moments and conveys an enormous range of subtle emotions as her character vacillates between an almost involuntary avarice and moral scruples, foolishness, charm, fortune and tragedy. The affect of Anderson's performance is lasting and deep. Indeed, this film lives on long in the memory and continued to trouble me for weeks after I had seen it.
At the heart of Davies' film is Gillian Anderson's brilliant performance as Lilly Bart. Since she is on screen almost all of the time the film really stands or falls by her performance. She sheds her "X-Files" persona in moments and conveys an enormous range of subtle emotions as her character vacillates between an almost involuntary avarice and moral scruples, foolishness, charm, fortune and tragedy. The affect of Anderson's performance is lasting and deep. Indeed, this film lives on long in the memory and continued to trouble me for weeks after I had seen it.
- mark_leeforshaw
- May 1, 2001
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- Keyif Evi
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,043,284
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,770
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $5,164,404
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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