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This film is about the downfall of a high class lady who ruined her life and reputation by gambling.The beginning of the film is slow, as it sets the scene and introduces the many characters in the film. Fortunately, it becomes so captivating towards the middle. Lily is a character that is very well developed and sculptured. Her initial lack of sense of responsibility is well portrayed. It contrasts her noble virtues and her insistence to live her life without help from others later in the film. Gillian Anderson is superb in the film. Her range of emotions is amazing. her final portrayal of a depressed woman is memorable, touching and affecting.I really like the contrast between the vain and good for nothing Lily and the self reliant but depressed Lily. I find this film very affecting, with very impressive performance by Gillian Anderson.

The House Of Mirth is a substantial, well-upholstered picture with more sinew and power than almost any other period drama of recent times... a brilliant film from a great British director. A cash-strapped single woman (Gillian Anderson) in early 20th-century New York fails to marry for love or money, and finds herself stuck with a scandalous debt that threatens to bankrupt her entirely.The film is a stunning adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about a doomed social butterfly, elegantly crafted on a limited budget, and built around a piercing lead performance of Singer Sargent-esquire luminosity. It makes harsh points about an even harsher social order, and makes them feel fresh.

No doubt the thought of Gillian "Agent Scully" Anderson and Dan "Blues Brothers" Aykroyd in a movie set during the Victorian Era would probably sound like a joke; think of it as Leslie Nielsen meets Merchant and Ivory. It turns out that "The House of Mirth" is worth seeing.* Anderson plays a woman who risks losing her lover. True, how many Victorian-era stories can there be, but everyone brings a certain charm to this one. Watching the movie, one gets the feeling of how unpleasant life was for women back then, and there's lots of tension amongst everyone to add to the story. Also starring Eleanor Bron (of "Help!" fame), Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May (of "A World Apart" fame), Elizabeth McGovern and Eric Stoltz.*I would actually like to see a Victorian-era movie starring Leslie Nielsen.