The House of Mirth (2000)
Lily Bart (Anderson) is a ravishing socialite at the height of her success who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Terence Davies
Written By: Terence Davies, Edith Wharton
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eric Stoltz, Anthony LaPaglia, Gillian Anderson, Elizabeth McGovern, Terry Kinney, Jodhi May, Eleanor Bron
Country: France, Germany, UK, USA
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The House of Mirth belongs to 17 collections
1. 21st Century Top 250 (collaborative: moderated by dardan - 49 stars)
2. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)
3. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
5. Skandies (collaborative: moderated by toro913 - 7 stars)
6. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2010) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
7. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2012) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures: Top 100 Films of the 21st Century (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 5 stars)
9. Cinemag's 100 Greatest Movies of the '00s (collaborative: moderated by hristos - 5 stars)
10. Books by Women that were made into Movies (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 5 stars)
11. Slant Magazine's Best of the Aughts (collaborative: moderated by theficionado - 4 stars)
12. BIFA Winner (collaborative: moderated by paulofilmo - 3 stars)
13. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
14. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2011) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
15. BAFTA Award for Best British Film (Nominees) (collaborative: moderated by ellinikos - 1 star)
16. British director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
17. 2000: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
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| Aug 06, 2020 |  |
driscarpin | 90 87th |
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A Essência da Paixão estreava há 20 anos no Festival de Locarno. Já disse Scorsese que a sociedade nova-iorquina pintada pela Edith Warthon era mais violenta do que dos seus filmes de gangster, aqui não é diferente, com a usual maestria de Davies galgamos a pura essência de como a sociedade capitalista patriarcal excede em violência contra a mulher. Plus: Que elenco fabuloso! DVDRip no PirateBay.
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| Sep 18, 2014 |  |
eCitizen | 50 49th |
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Gillian Anderson was very good. A drawn out and heavy handed story about how virtue is sometimes rewarded with hardship. I disliked some of the directors random scenery segments. The period was beautifully shown. The story was engaging but ultimately unsatisfying. It relied too heavily on outdated conventions and old world sensibilities. There was a frequent lack of clarity about what was happening and why. Near the end it became increasingly confusing, and the ending was disappointing.
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| Mar 22, 2013 | Nepeta | 80 68th |
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Made five years after The Neon Bible it feels like a far more confident, assured piece of film-making, and is heartbreaking. Gillian's performance in this film is remarkable and the visuals are painterly.
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| Nov 29, 2011 |  |
mandy | 8 92nd |
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This is a beautifully filmed and directed period drama with a great cast and a good story. However it is quite lengthy and the ending wasn't very satisfying.
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| Oct 19, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 40 97th |
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"Besides his remarkable ability to render a profound sense of past in all his films, Davies can uncannily map out the emotions of his characters via his mise-en-scene." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Sep 12, 2009 | scifiyoungan | 85 53rd |
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hahaha yay gillian anderson shes my fav
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| Mar 26, 2009 |  |
rthornhill | 87 57th |
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Painful and brutal but presented intelligently. Excellent all around cast as well.
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| Aug 03, 2008 |  |
cussot | 85 69th |
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This is an intelligent and surprising adaptation of Wharton's novel about the failure of Lily Bart to find a husband. Davies redistributes the caddishness of the men slightly and subtly rejigs the denouement. Gillian Anderson's Lily is a gorgeous flower requiring heavy fertilizing. It's the heartbreak of gardening writ large.
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| Mar 08, 2008 |  |
yilb | 10 2nd |
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Confusing & boring. Inexplicable scenery shots. Slow. Virtue is rewarded with death. What you would expect with lots of crying & downtrodding. Hoo Ha!
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| Average Percentile 59.19% from 245 Ratings |  |