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The House of Mirth

A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

Director

Terence Davies

Year

Genre

Box Office

$3,043,284

Production

Granada Productions,Arts Council of England,Diaphana Films,The Glasgow Film Fund,National Lottery,Showtime Networks,Film4 Productions,Three Rivers Production,Progres Film Distribution,Kinowelt Median,The Scottish Arts Council

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 29 nominations total

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Lily Bart

Gillian Anderson

Augustus 'Gus' Trenor

Mrs. Julia Peniston, Lily's Aunt

George Dorset

Sim Rosedale

Anthony LaPaglia

Bertha Dorset

Grace Julia Stepney

Mrs. Carry Fisher

Elizabeth McGovern

Lawrence Selden

Judy Trenor

Percy Gryce

Evie Van Osburgh

Mrs. Haffen

Jack Stepney

Gwen Stepney

Mrs. Hatch

Madame Regina

Miss Haines

Anne Marie Timoney

Mrs. Bry

Lord Hubert Dacy

Mr. Bry

Ned Silverton

Philippe De Grossouvre

Jennings, the Butler

Lawyer

Mattie Gormer

Lesley Harcourt

Paul Morpeth

Edith Fisher

Parlour Maid

Kate Wooldridge

Clerk

Graham Crammond

Dorset Butler

Landlady

1st Millinery Girl

2nd Millinery Girl

3rd Millinery Girl

4th Millinery Girl

Little Girl in the Hall

Piper Anderson-Klotz

Butler

Servant

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Lily Bart Lawrence Selden Sim Rosedale

Oh how delicious to have a place like this all to oneself - The House of Mirth

Oh how delicious to have a place like this all to oneself

Oh if I could only do over my aunt's drawing room - The House of Mirth

Oh if I could only do over my aunt's drawing room

Of course there are men who dislike me - The House of Mirth

Of course there are men who dislike me

Dear Mr Selden - The House of Mirth

I've been about too long - The House of Mirth

I've been about too long

And yet they do fetch such fabulous prices don't they - The House of Mirth

And yet they do fetch such fabulous prices don't they

I came this morning from Mount Kisco in the motor car - The House of Mirth

I came this morning from Mount Kisco in the motor car

But she is dangerous - The House of Mirth

But she is dangerous

Did you know his father made a fortune - The House of Mirth

Did you know his father made a fortune

Why don't you say it Judy - The House of Mirth

Why don't you say it Judy

I wish men would always stay away - The House of Mirth

I wish men would always stay away

You see I came after all - The House of Mirth

You see I came after all

Waiting for me I hope - The House of Mirth

Waiting for me I hope

I like to see what you're doing - The House of Mirth

I like to see what you're doing

You must suppose me a dull kind of person - The House of Mirth

You must suppose me a dull kind of person

But you will marry someone very rich - The House of Mirth

But you will marry someone very rich

Why is it that when we meet - The House of Mirth

Why is it that when we meet

Sometimes I think a man - The House of Mirth

Sometimes I think a man

Mr Selden tells me that socially Mr Rosedale - The House of Mirth

Mr Selden tells me that socially Mr Rosedale

To grow richer - The House of Mirth

If obliquity were a vice we should all be tainted - The House of Mirth

If obliquity were a vice we should all be tainted

Only someone without family could make such a vulgar remark - The House of Mirth

Only someone without family could make such a vulgar remark

Jennings we'll take tea in the upstairs sitting room - The House of Mirth

Jennings we'll take tea in the upstairs sitting room

If you would forgive your enemy - The House of Mirth

If you would forgive your enemy

They met six weeks ago at Bertha Dorset's - The House of Mirth

They met six weeks ago at Bertha Dorset's

Well Grace How's life at Richfield - The House of Mirth

Well Grace How's life at Richfield

You never speak to me - The House of Mirth

You never speak to me

Why do we never see each other - The House of Mirth

Why do we never see each other

Love me - The House of Mirth

Do people say he's in love with her - The House of Mirth

Do people say he's in love with her

Does he mean to divorce then marry her - The House of Mirth

Does he mean to divorce then marry her

Thank you fortelling me Grace - The House of Mirth

Thank you fortelling me Grace

How dare you compromise me in this way - The House of Mirth

How dare you compromise me in this way

What more do you have to say to me - The House of Mirth

What more do you have to say to me

It's true then - The House of Mirth

I shall certainly not do anything to give the impression - The House of Mirth

I shall certainly not do anything to give the impression

L thought I could manage my own life - The House of Mirth

L thought I could manage my own life

Grace you know Lawrence - The House of Mirth

Grace you know Lawrence

They have minds like moral fly paper - The House of Mirth

They have minds like moral fly paper

I know you're not in love with me - The House of Mirth

I know you're not in love with me

A clever woman would know when to play her cards right - The House of Mirth

A clever woman would know when to play her cards right

You wouldn't have liked the denouement - The House of Mirth

You wouldn't have liked the denouement

After all we lost you as much as you mislaid us - The House of Mirth

After all we lost you as much as you mislaid us

Well - The House of Mirth

Well what is truth - The House of Mirth

Well what is truth

I've been about too long - The House of Mirth

I've been about too long

Meanwhile what do you say to putting a few things in a trunk - The House of Mirth

Meanwhile what do you say to putting a few things in a trunk

Soon everybody will be leaving - The House of Mirth

Soon everybody will be leaving

Lily - The House of Mirth

I saw nothing - The House of Mirth

I can't make you out - The House of Mirth

I can't make you out

Talk about love making people jealous - The House of Mirth

Talk about love making people jealous

That's what I wanted to thank you for - The House of Mirth

That's what I wanted to thank you for

I have tried - The House of Mirth

And I'm a useless person - The House of Mirth

And I'm a useless person

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A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Terence Davies

Writer: Edith Wharton, Terence Davies

Production: Granada Productions,Arts Council of England,Diaphana Films,The Glasgow Film Fund,National Lottery,Showtime Networks,Film4 Productions,Three Rivers Production,Progres Film Distribution,Kinowelt Median,The Scottish Arts Council

Genre: romance, drama

Year: 2000

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $3,043,284

Released: 13 Oct 2000

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 29 nominations total

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