Dan Aykroyd isn't quite right as Gus Trenor. Laura Linney pulls out her claws as the shrewish, manipulative Bertha. McGovern, a fine, under utilized actress, is solid as the unconventional Mrs.
Stoltz plays Seldon cooly, as a man of privilege, who retains control of his emotions until it's too late. Rosedale tells the impoverished Lily that 'you could wipe your feet on them' (referring to society) is one of the finest pieces of acting in the year 2000. The wash of emotions that play over Anderson's face when Mr. As Lily's over confidence, even snobbery, turns to disbelief, then resignation, Anderson fully engages us in Bart's complex and unfair situation. Although she seems a bit too modern at first (a problem that costars Dan Aykroyd and Anthony Lapaglia don't overcome), Anderson turns that into an asset as she gets into Lily Bart's skin. She refuses help from a truly distressed Rosedale, who somehow knows, and reminds her of, Bertha's incriminating letters.Īny who judge Anderson as wooden based on her portray of "The X-Files'" Agent Scully will surely change their opinion after viewing her work here. Hatch (Lorelie King) enters society and an apprenticeship at a milliner's fails as well. A position as a companion ends when her employer Mrs.
Only the eccentric Carry Fisher (Elizabeth McGovern) will remain her friend. Her inheritance from her wealthy aunt (Eleanor Bron, "The Little Princess"), $10,000, is long in coming and her spiteful cousin Grace (Jodhi May, "A World Apart") refuses to help. Her social circle, however, shuns her, for having kept company with the married Trenor. Rosedale (Anthony Lapaglia), while rich, isn't deemed of proper social standing.Īfter she discovers that the investment earnings of $10,000 given her by a hopeful Gus Trenor (Dan Aykroyd) were really gifts, she's determined to repay the money which she's already spent.
Gryce (Pearce Quigley) becomes discouraged with her lack of attention and Mr. (She later comes into possession of Bertha's love letters to Seldon - she's mistakenly blackmailed by a housekeeper at his apartment building, The Benedict, who's seen Lily leaving Seldon's rooms - which could provide her only means of salvation.) Yet she still parades her prospects in front of Lawrence in a kind of 'we're all adults here' manner. Bertha Dorset (Laura Linney, "You Can Count on Me"). Lily doesn't value her lover until she discovers she has a competitor, Mrs. British director Davies ("Distant Voices, Still Lives") has gathered an unusual cast and set them in an unusual stand-in for New York (Glasgow, Scotland) to tell Wharton's tragic tale.
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