

The House of Mirth
When a woman has the beauty men admire and women envy... it is wise to tread carefully.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $5.2M
- Language
- German
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- despair
- loneliness
- socialite
- high society
- social outcast
- ostracism
- class discrimination
- 1900s
- social scandal
- social prejudice
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival23 Sept 2000
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival19 Aug 2000
- Theatrical13 Oct 2000
FranceFR
- Theatrical7 Mar 2001
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1213 Sept 2001
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG27 Oct 2000
SwitzerlandCH
- PremiereLocarno Film Festival5 Aug 2000
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The House of Mirth was released on 13 October 2000.
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CinemaSerf
11/16/2025
“Lily” is a smart, charismatic and charming socialite who frequents the best houses in New York as the twentieth century beckons. She is not, however, a wealthy woman. She has a small annuity and is largely dependent on income from her aunt “Julia” (Eleanor Bron). She also has a penchant for bridge. The kind that sees gambling debts accrue! Finding herself in need of funds and feeling that she dare not ask her benefa…
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