The house of mirth / Sony Pictures Classics ; Showtime and Granada present ; in association with The Arts Council of England, FilmFour, The Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow Film Fund ; a Three Rivers production ; written and directed by Terence Davies ; produced by Olivia Stewart.
The story takes place at the opening of a new century, one that held forth all kinds of promises, especially for women. In this post-Victorian Fifth Avenue milieu, Lily Bart, an unmarried woman of 29 with dwindling prospects, needs a husband badly. She lives beyond her means, relying on the grudgi...
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
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[London] : Culver City, CA :
Granada Films ; Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
[2001], ©2001.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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The story takes place at the opening of a new century, one that held forth all kinds of promises, especially for women. In this post-Victorian Fifth Avenue milieu, Lily Bart, an unmarried woman of 29 with dwindling prospects, needs a husband badly. She lives beyond her means, relying on the grudging charity of her elderly aunt. She is the kind of girl who would make an admirable decoration on some fine gentleman's arm, but there is a liveliness--a knowingness--in her eyes that alarms potential suitors. Lily is unsuccessful in her search for a haven, because she values her emotional and financial independence. To her eternal sorrow, it is other women, the doyennes of high society, who obliquely, ruthlessly, keep that independence forever out of poor Lily's reach. |
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| Note: | From the novel "The house of mirth" by Edith Wharton. Special features: Director commentary [audio feature]; Deleted scenes with optional commentary (13 min.); Filmographies [text feature]; Theatrical trailers (12 min.). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | 9W9 D0000732 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Rated PG for thematic material. |
| ISBN: | 0767867076 9780767867078 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Michael Parker ; production designer, Don Taylor ; costume designer, Monica Howe ; musical director, Adrian Johnston ; hair & make-up, Jan Harrison Shell. |
| System Details: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, preserving the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition. |
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Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May, Elizabeth McGovern, Eric Stoltz. |
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Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2000. |