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The House of Mirth

Year:

2000

Duration:

135 min

Genres:

Romance | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Terence Davies

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2000-10-27

Filming Locations: The Sixty Steps, Glasgow, Scotland

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $45,039 (USA) (25 December 2000)

Gross: $3,041,803 (USA) (8 July 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Pettifer

Gillian Anderson

Lily Bart

Dan Aykroyd

Augustus 'Gus' Trenor

Eleanor Bron

Mrs. Julia Peniston, Lily's Aunt

Terry Kinney

George Dorset

Anthony LaPaglia

Sim Rosedale

Laura Linney

Bertha Dorset

Jodhi May

Grace Julia Stepney

Elizabeth McGovern

Mrs. Carry Fisher

Eric Stoltz

Lawrence Selden

Penny Downie

Judy Trenor

Pearce Quigley

Percy Gryce

Helen Coker

Evie Van Osburgh

Mary MacLeod

Mrs. Haffen

Paul Venables

Jack Stepney

Serena Gordon

Gwen Stepney

Lorelei King

Mrs. Hatch

Linda Marlowe

Madame Regina

Anne Marie Timoney

Miss Haines

Clare Higgins

Mrs. Bry

Ralph Riach

Lord Hubert Dacy

Philippe De Grossouvre

Ned Silverton

Trevor Martin

Jennings, the Butler

David Ashton

Lawyer

Lesley Harcourt

Mattie Gormer

Mark Dymond

Paul Morpeth

Pamela Dwyer

Edith Fisher

Kate Wooldridge

Parlour Maid

Graham Crammond

Clerk

Roy Sampson

Dorset Butler

Alyxis Daly

Landlady

Joanne Bett

1st Millinery Girl

Mary Goonan

2nd Millinery Girl

Gowan Calder

3rd Millinery Girl

Morag Siller

4th Millinery Girl

Nick Smith

Servant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Terence Davies whenever possible used actual period dresses - some so fragile with age that they ripped off of the actresses during scenes - and period corsets, which caused some of the actresses great pain but made them understand better the constraints put on women of the period.

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Shooting angles for some outdoor scenes had to be changed because groups of The X-Files (1993) fans congregated in the background to see Gillian Anderson.

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Due to the bankruptcy of German distributor Kinowelt in 2001, the movie never had an official release in Germany (theatrically or on DVD), although there was already a German dub version created.

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Goofs

The film, which takes place during 1905-07, depicts several characters attending a performance of the opera "Cosi fan tutte" - but that opera was first performed in New York in 1922.

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Quotes

Lawrence Selden: Isn't marriage your vocation? Isn't it what you're all brought up for?

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Lily Bart: Love me. But don't tell me so.

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Lily Bart: You never speak to me.

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