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The House of Mirth

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

6.2/ 1020002h 20m

DramaRomance

In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.

Directed by Terence Davies

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Lily Bart

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Augustus 'Gus' Trenor

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Mrs. Julia Peniston, Lily's Aunt

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

George Dorset

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Sim Rosedale

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Bertha Dorset

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Grace Julia Stepney

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Mrs. Carry Fisher