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Actors: Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney, Anthony LaPaglia, Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth McGovern
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The House of Mirth |
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In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart (Anderson) is a ravishing beauty trying to make the best match for herself when it is almost too late. Her fortunes take a steady downward plunge after supposed women friends do her dirt, and men vie for her (not always honorably), while she tries to make up her mind between her heart (which lies with dashing young lawyer Lawrence Selden, played by Eric Stoltz and looking like an elegant Michael J. Fox) and her head (pressed by various suitors, unmarried and otherwise). A beautifully filmed and delicately acted realization of Edith Wharton's novel -- Anderson assays a challenging role with considerable skill -- but an unmitigated downer. Lots of lovely music by Mozart, Haydn, Borodin, Rossini and others unobtrusively colors the soundtrack, and Glasgow of all places stands in nicely for turn-of-the-last-century New York.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The House of Mirth |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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