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2001 Festival programme.
The House of Mirth
Friday 9th February 8:30 PM - Theatre By The Lake
Director:Terence Davies
Cert:PG Year: 2000 Length:140mins
Country:UK Language:English
Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan Ackroyd, Elizabeth McGovern.
The ravishing but penniless socialite Lily Bart (Anderson) learns that only marriage will bring her acceptance in the brutal, brittle climate of turn-of- the-century Manhattan society where appearances are all. Her heart-breaking situation (jealousy and malice threaten) infuses a period drama that provides an astute commentary on our own society.
Critics
“A consummate adaptation of the classic Edith Wharton novel”
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