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.

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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 grudgi...

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Corporate Authors:	Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Showtime Networks Granada Films Arts Council of England FilmFour (Firm) Scottish Arts Council Glasgow Film Fund Three Rivers (Firm) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Davies, Terence, 1945-2023 (Screenwriter, Director) Stewart, Olivia (Producer) Anderson, Gillian, 1968- (Actor) Aykroyd, Dan (Actor) Bron, Eleanor (Actor) Kinney, Terry (Actor) LaPaglia, Anthony (Actor) Linney, Laura (Actor) May, Jodhi, 1975- (Actor) McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (Actor) Stoltz, Eric, 1961- (Actor) Adefarasin, Remi (Cinematographer) Johnston, Adrian Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Language:	English French Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published:	[London] : Culver City, CA : Granada Films ; Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Love > Drama. Single women > Drama. Women > Conduct of life > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Young men > Drama. Friendship > Drama. Benefactors > Drama. Social classes > Drama. Inheritance and succession > Drama. Women > Social conditions > Drama. New York (N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama. United States > Social conditions > 20th century > Drama. United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama. Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 > Film adaptations. Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937. Benefactors. Friendship. Inheritance and succession. Love. Man-woman relationships. Manners and customs. Single women. Social classes. Social conditions. Women > Conduct of life. Women > Social conditions. Young men. New York (State) > New York. United States. 1900 - 1999 Feature films > Great Britain. Feature films > France. Film adaptations. Feature films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films Feature films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD