House Of Mirth (2000, U.K./France/Germany/U.S.A.)

The glittering yet treacherous world of New York high society comes to brilliant life in the heartbreaking story of Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson, TV’s “The X-Files”), a renowned beauty of exquisite charm who seeks a wealthy husband but, in a series of tragic events, winds up disgraced and discarded.Adapted from Edith Wharton’s novel, and directed by Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives), THE HOUSE OF MIRTH is an intelligent, dramatic sensation, which features an outstanding supporting all-star cast including Laura Linney (The Squid and the Whale, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Eric Stoltz (Anaconda, Little Women (1994)), Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) and Anthony LaPaglia (Sweet and Lowdown, Below).