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MSettro new! Writing from a gut reaction (just an hour after watching the film) MSettro analyses the meaning of the title and aspects of the direction in this review of The House of Mirth. Jan 8	Rachel new! A cinema goer has problems staying awake during HoM, but that didn't stop Rachel from coming to the conclusion that Gillian's performance is "outstanding" in the film Jan 8

Sophie Robinson The emotional impact of the movie is the focus of Sophie's review, who says the film will "make a lasting impression" (contains spoilers) Nov 20	Cathy O'Donnell A mention of Gillian's kissing , along with literary analysis are contained in Cathy's review of the House of Mirth. Oct 25

Robin Swartz This review from Fandom.com/x-files is fairly negative, however it still provides a good, balanced critic of the film and it's impact on the modern cinema-going audience. Oct 12	Scarlet In the UX newsgroup, Scarlet praises Gillian's performance, but criticizes it's transformation from book to screen. Oct 22
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London Evening Standard "The trouble with Gillian Anderson's brave stab at Edith Wharton's social-climbing heroine Lily Bart is that it requires three different actresses to play her. All three, for one reason or the other, are no longer active in films." Oct 12	Daily Telegraph "Anderson (most famous for The X-Files) is an absolute revelation as Lily. She has the ability to smile from the nose down, and she can sip her tea in such a way as to suggest a whole universe of genteel foreboding. Hers is really the screen performance of the year so far" Oct 13

London Evening Standard "IT'S rather reassuring that Terence Davies didn't know who Gillian Anderson was when he cast her in the lead for his exquisite adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel The House of Mirth" Oct 13	Teletext "X-Files star Gillian Anderson shows the true extent of her talents as Lily Bart, a vivacious socialite torn between her love for poor lawyer Lawrence Seldon (Stoltz) and the more pragmatic option of using her charms to find herself a rich husband." Oct 12

Scotland on Sunday "Maybe the rest of the world grew up and realised that Britain had other things to offer or new filmmakers from these shores wanted to tell another kind of story" Oct 8	The Times "Imagine a society in which appearance is all. An elitist metropolitan world where cash is king, innocence is a noose around the neck and reputations are smashed" Oct 12

The Guardian "But Anderson is excellent. Her jolie-laide face is capable of conveying an acutely calibrated, technically accomplished range including mischief, erotic rapture, despair, self-loathing...this is an Oscar-credible performance" Oct 13

HoM has finished its run in UK cinemas. It will be released in the US on
December 22 2000. For US reviews and articles, please visit either GAWS,
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