Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation. |
Note |
From the novel "The house of mirth" by Edith Wharton. |
Cast |
Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May, Elizabeth McGovern, Eric Stoltz. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Michael Parker ; production designer, Don Taylor ; costume designer, Monica Howe ; musical director, Adrian Johnston ; hair & make-up, Jan Harrison Shell. |
Event |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material. |
Summary |
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 grudging charity of her elderly aunt. She is the kind of girl who would make an admirable decoration on some fine gentleman's arm, but there is a liveliness--a knowingness--in her eyes that alarms potential suitors. Lily is unsuccessful in her search for a haven, because she values her emotional and financial independence. To her eternal sorrow, it is other women, the doyennes of high society, who obliquely, ruthlessly, keep that independence forever out of poor Lily's reach. |
Note |
Special features: Director commentary; Production notes; Deleted scenes with director's commentary; Filmographies; Theatrical trailers. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Film adaptations.
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Love -- Drama.
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Single women -- Drama.
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Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Young men -- Drama.
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Friendship -- Drama.
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Benefactors -- Drama.
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Social classes -- Drama.
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Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
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Women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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New York (N.Y.)
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Davies, Terence, 1945-2023. Screenwriter. Director.
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Stewart, Olivia. Producer.
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Anderson, Gillian, 1968- Actor.
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Aykroyd, Dan. Actor.
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Bron, Eleanor. Actor.
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Kinney, Terry. Actor.
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LaPaglia, Anthony. Actor.
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Linney, Laura. Actor.
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May, Jodhi, 1975- Actor.
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McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- Actor.
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Stoltz, Eric, 1961- Actor.
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Adefarasin, Remi. Cinematographer.
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Johnston, Adrian.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
House of mirth.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Showtime Networks.
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Granada Films.
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Arts Council of England.
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FilmFour (Firm)
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Scottish Arts Council.
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Glasgow Film Fund.
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Three Rivers (Firm)
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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ISBN |
0767867076 |
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9780767867078 |
Standard No. |
043396064553 |
Music No. |
06455 Sony Pictures Classics |
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