The House of Mirth

★★★★★

Turkish title: Keyif Evi

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

2000 · 2 h 15 min

Directed by Terence Davies

DramaRomance

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Cast

Gillian Anderson Dan Stevens Eric Stoltz

Credits

Written by: Edith Wharton

Plot

A New York society woman in the early 1900s is brought down by her own pride and poverty. Adapted from Edith Wharton.

Sinekatalog’s take

Terence Davies's Edith Wharton adaptation traces Gillian Anderson's society woman as her pride and poverty ruin her. Exquisite and mournful, with a luminous lead, it is a devastating period drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (8,762 votes)
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