The House of Mirth

Synopsis

A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. The beautiful lily bart lives among the nouveaux riches of new york city – people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. But her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man.