House Bellomont
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | House Bellomont |
| Original title | The House of Mirth |
| Country of production | Great Britain , France , Germany , USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 135 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Terence Davies |
| script | Terence Davies |
| production | Olivia Stewart |
| music | Adrian Johnston |
| camera | Remi Adefarasin |
| cut | Michael Parker |
| occupation | |
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Haus Bellomont (alternative title: Haus Bellomont - The Hidden Passion of Lily Bart ; Original Title: The House of Mirth ) is an American - British - French - German drama from the year 2000 . Directed by Terence Davies , who also wrote the screenplay based on a novel by Edith Wharton .
action
The action takes place in the time of the Belle Époque in New York City . Lily Bart and lawyer Lawrence Selden have known each other for a long time and are attracted to each other. Since Selden is not wealthy, the friendship does not develop into a relationship.
Bart accompanies the married couple Augustus and Judy Trenor on a yacht excursion to which she is invited by Bertha Dorset. The environment assumes that Lily and Augustus are having an affair, which leads to a scandal. Bart's aunt scratches it from the will, whereupon Bart takes a job as a secretary. After a while, she quits this job and finds another one where she is terminated. She overdoses on a sleeping pill and dies.
Reviews
Derek Elley wrote in Variety magazine August 10, 2000 that the film was visually rich but emotionally dry. It is more of a collection of the scenes from the novel than a dramaturgically involved adaptation that would bring their characters and the time period shown to life. Gillian Anderson's portrayal is balanced and disciplined.
Movie service wrote that the "unusual film" connect "historical accuracy and ironic criticism with a complex psychological study of the main character" . He uses "despite all the external splendor of the furnishings" "an ascetic, tableau-like style that enables the viewer" to "break through the purely historical perspective" . It is "one of the best films of its genre, which succeeded in an independent but completely adequate implementation of the literary model" .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Glasgow and a few other locations in Scotland and the south of France . Its production amounted to an estimated 10 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on August 5, 2000 at the Locarno International Film Festival . On September 13, 2000, the film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other film festivals. It grossed approximately $ 3 million in US cinemas.
In Germany, September 12, 2001 was announced as the original cinema release date. However, due to the bankruptcy of the distributor Kinowelt AG a few days earlier, the film never officially opened.
On November 28, 2008, the film was released on DVD by Alive AG .
Awards
Gillian Anderson won the British Independent Film Award in 2000 , the film and Terence Davies as director were nominated for the same award. Terence Davies was nominated in 2000 for the Golden Spike of the Valladolid International Film Festival and for the Grand Prix of the Flanders International Film Festival .
Don Taylor won the Golden Satellite Award as Art Director in 2001 . Gillian Anderson, Terence Davies as screenwriter and the costumes were nominated for the same award. Gillian Anderson, director Terence Davies, producer Olivia Stewart and the film for British Film of the Year were nominated for the 2001 London Critics Circle Film Award . Olivia Stewart and Terence Davies were nominated for the 2001 British Academy Film Award for Best British Film . Terence Davies was nominated for the USC Scripter Award in 2001 and received a prize from the Istanbul International Film Festival .
Gillian Anderson and Terence Davies as screenwriters received the Chlotrudis Award in 2002 .
Web links
- The House of Mirth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The House of Mirth at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- House Bellomont at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film review by Derek Elley, accessed on April 28, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ House Bellomont in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on April 28, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for The House of Mirth, accessed April 28, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for The House of Mirth, accessed April 28, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for The House of Mirth, accessed April 28, 2008
