The House of Mirth (2000)

09/23/2000 (GB) • 2h 15m

Drama, Romance

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$5,164,404.00

Keywords

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

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