Chez les heureux du monde

Original title: The House of Mirth

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

8.3K

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Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eric Stoltz, and Laura Linney in Chez les heureux du monde (2000)

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A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

Director
- Terence Davies
Writers
- Edith Wharton
- Terence Davies
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Terence Davies
Writers
- Edith Wharton
- Terence Davies
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 29 nominations total

Trivia
Edith Wharton named the source novel after a passage from Ecclesiastes 7:4, "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."

Goofs
The film, which takes place during 1905-07, depicts several characters attending a performance of the opera "Cosi fan tutte" -- but that opera was first performed in New York in 1922.

Quotes
Lily Bart: Why is it when we meet we always play this elaborate game?

Crazy credits
Thanks to the staff of Kelvingrove Museum, the Lord Provost and staff at Glasgow City Chambers, residents of Kersland Street, all the staff at the Arthouse Hotel, Glasgow, and the Earls of Wemyss and March and Lady Wemyss.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Hannibal/Saving Silverman/In the Mood for Love (2001)

Soundtracks
Oboe Concerto in D Minor: Slow Movement
Composed by Alessandro Marcello
Performed by Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Recordings

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Featured review

Stunning in every way

Wow. Terence Davies' "House of Mirth" is a film that is just brilliant.

Essentially, the plot focuses on Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson) a socialite in the early 1900s in New York who, through a series of tragic circumstances, goes from being popular and admired to being a social outcast. Anderson is perfect in the role, and we feel all of her emotions. The superb cast includes Dan Aykroyd and Eric Stolz as two of her suitors, and Anthony LaPaglia, great as always, as a man who tries to help Lily out despite her pride winning over.

Davies' direction is incredible, one scene is simply of an empty house as it rains and it is just mind-blowing. The script, also, feels real all of the time which is a credit to the actors also.

I definitely recommend this movie, but don't expect it to zoom straight by and then be forgotten!