February 19, 2008
Painfully sad and tragic. Conveyed here by showing the conventions of that time. Gillian Anderson is wonderful.
Anthony LaPaglia, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron
Adapted from the Edith Wharton novel, the story is a sustained snarl of rage at a world where women are overwhelmingly dependent on men for their livelihoods and in which one malicious whisper can des...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001
Stats: 215 reviews
Flixster Reviews (215)
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May 1, 2007"I have tried. I have tried hard -- but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person."
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September 16, 2007Boring. I didn't really care what was going on. It was refreshing to hear this kind of movie without having to deal with British accents though, and Gillian Anderson was an interesting choice for the role.
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February 28, 2009I love period pieces but this one was a little blah and stuffy for me.
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October 6, 2009Feminist politics at the turn of the twentieth century took many forms, including civil disobedience that was revisited in the 1960s by the civil rights movement. One of the most powerful forms of feminist protest came from the pen of Edith Wharton, whose novels dramatized the sh...( read more)
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August 4, 2009An interesting cast gives the costume drama genre a nice shot in the arm. Gillian Anderson gives an unexpected bravo performance and the dialogue is snappy. Worth a look even for those that might expect to be bored stiff.
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July 25, 2009The costumes and photography are really good...the narrative is confusing if you haven't read the book . Gillian Anderson is great , her best job so far...
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Critic Reviews
February 7, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
February 6, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Davies attains a narrative purity of shocking intimacy and emotional force. full review
December 22, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Anderson's Lily is the kind of heroine who earns our protectiveness by never begging for it; it's an astonishing performance. full review
December 22, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Anderson's talent has many notes, and I liked the presence she brought to Lily Bart. full review
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