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Limited Release: Dec 22, 2000; Rated: PG; Length: 140 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Historical, Romance; With: Gillian Anderson, Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Stoltz
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Terence Davies' magnificent adaptation of Edith Wharton's masterpiece about the folly of one marriageable young woman who pays tragically for her restlessness burns through all the worn-out poses of period costume dramas. This stunning movie, starring Gillian Anderson in a career-igniting performance as proud, kind, foolish Lily Bart, makes a much-read American classic feel freshly devastating. Watch, too, for another piercing performance by Laura Linney as Lily's treacherous ''friend.'' And listen for Davies' astute use of music -- and silence. A
Posted Jan 05, 2001
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