The House of Mirth Blu-ray
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Posted November 4, 2025 06:19 AM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has provided final details for its upcoming Blu-ray release of Terence Davies' The House of Mirth (2000), starring Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, and Anthony LaPaglia. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 24.
Description: Adapted from Edith Wharton's classic novel, Terence Davies' THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000) is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in turn of the century New York. It stars Gillian Anderson who gives an acclaimed performance as Lily Bart, a ravishing young socialite at the height of her success and looking to make a good marriage. Her beauty and charm attract unwelcome interest and jealousy, and she quickly discovers the precariousness of her position, drawn into a downward spiral when her honour and her love for Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz) prevent her from accepting the advances of a wealthy banker. The film proved Terence Davies a master of period filmmaking – and literary adaptation – and deserves to be regarded as one of the best British features of its era.
THE HOUSE OF MIRTH features an all-star cast. Alongside Gillian Anderson and Eric Stoltz are Laura Linney, Dan Aykroyd, Anthony LaPaglia, Jodhi May and Elizabeth McGovern. Gillian Anderson won Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards in 2000 and the film was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Film and Best Costume Design.
Alongside the UK and Ireland release, the film is a centrepiece of the BFI's forthcoming major celebration of Terence Davies, LOVE. SEX. RELIGION. DEATH. THE COMPLETE FILMS OF TERENCE DAVIES. This extensive BFI Southbank season running from 20 October – 30 November programmed by BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts, will provide a comprehensive journey through Davies' body of work, alongside a free exhibition curated by Edge Hill University from 1–30 November and a special subscription collection streaming on BFI Player from 6 October. The recently discovered early short film BOOGIE (c.1980) will also be screened for the first time since being found among personal items donated from Davies' estate to Edge Hill, who hold and care for the Terence Davies Archive.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Adapted from Edith Wharton's classic novel, Terence Davies' THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000) is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in turn of the century New York. It stars Gillian Anderson who gives an acclaimed performance as Lily Bart, a ravishing young socialite at the height of her success and looking to make a good marriage. Her beauty and charm attract unwelcome interest and jealousy, and she quickly discovers the precariousness of her position, drawn into a downward spiral when her honour and her love for Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz) prevent her from accepting the advances of a wealthy banker. The film proved Terence Davies a master of period filmmaking – and literary adaptation – and deserves to be regarded as one of the best British features of its era.
THE HOUSE OF MIRTH features an all-star cast. Alongside Gillian Anderson and Eric Stoltz are Laura Linney, Dan Aykroyd, Anthony LaPaglia, Jodhi May and Elizabeth McGovern. Gillian Anderson won Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards in 2000 and the film was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Film and Best Costume Design.
Alongside the UK and Ireland release, the film is a centrepiece of the BFI's forthcoming major celebration of Terence Davies, LOVE. SEX. RELIGION. DEATH. THE COMPLETE FILMS OF TERENCE DAVIES. This extensive BFI Southbank season running from 20 October – 30 November programmed by BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts, will provide a comprehensive journey through Davies' body of work, alongside a free exhibition curated by Edge Hill University from 1–30 November and a special subscription collection streaming on BFI Player from 6 October. The recently discovered early short film BOOGIE (c.1980) will also be screened for the first time since being found among personal items donated from Davies' estate to Edge Hill, who hold and care for the Terence Davies Archive.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW audio commentary by Marc David Jacobs
- NEW Gallery (2025, 4 mins): featuring a selection of drawings, plans, script pages and stills from the Terence Davies Archive, Edge Hill University
- Vintage audio commentary by Terence Davies
- Deleted scenes (2000, 17 mins total): three deleted scenes with commentaries by Terence Davies
- Still Lives – The House of Mirth (2025, 18 mins): Caroline Millar analyses Wharton's novel and Davies' interpretation
- Featurette (2000, 7 mins): the cast and crew discuss the film
- On location footage (2000, 11 mins): a peek at the cast and crew at work on location
- Cast and crew interviews (2000, 27 mins): the director, producer and cast discuss Wharton's novel and their approach to the material
- NFTS Back Stories: Terence Davies (2021, audio only): Terence Davies discusses his career with Sandra Hebron
- Trailers
- First Pressing Only: Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Lillian Crawford and Daniel Graham, an essay by and interview with Terence Davies by Philip Horne and a contemporary review by Kevin Jackson; notes on the special features
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
