Director Terence Davies' sumptuous adaptation of the Edith Wharton classic novel, 'The House of Mirth' is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in the turn of the century New York.

Gillian Anderson leaves her FBI casebook behind her to tackle the role of Lily Bart, dazzling socialite at the height of her success who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwanted interest and jealousy. Torn between the prospect of marrying for security and status or for love, Lily is faced with some life-changing decisions....