The House of Mirth
by Edith Whartonliterary work· published 1905
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Beautiful, intelligent, and hopelessly addicted to luxury, Lily Bart is the heroine of this Wharton masterpiece. But it is her very taste and moral sensibility that render her unfit for survival in this world.
Adaptations (2)
The House of Mirth has been adapted into 2 films, from 1918 to 2000.
The House of Mirth1918 · film · 60 min · dir. Albert Capellani · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.
The House of Mirth2000 · film · 135 min · dir. Terence Davies · IMDb ↗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.
