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The House of Mirth

2000 · 140 min

A slow, exquisitely painful descent into social exile, watching a woman's spirit erode under the weight of gossip and pride.

Directed by: Terence Davies
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron

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

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Directed by: Terence Davies
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
betrayal
grief
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Terence Davies
Written by: Terence Davies
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May, Elizabeth McGovern
Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Runtime: 140 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: German, French, English

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