Terence Davies’s The House of Mirth on Blu-ray and Digital in November
Adapted from Edith Wharton’s classic novel and written and directed by Terence Davies, The House of Mirth (2000) features an award-winning performance from Gillian Anderson and deserves to be regarded as one of the finest British features of its era. Now newly remastered by the BFI, it is presented for the first time on Blu-ray, released alongside the major BFI Southbank season Love. Sex. Religion. Death. The Complete Films of Terence Davies (running now until 30 Nov) and following its theatrical release (24 Oct) by BFI Distribution. Special features include a new audio commentary by Marc David Jacobs and a vintage audio commentary by Terence Davies.
In New York at the turn of the 20th century, Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson) is a young woman looking to make a good marriage. However, she finds herself drawn into a downward spiral when her honour and her love for Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz) prevent her from accepting the advances of wealthy banker Gus Trenor (Dan Aykroyd) and bring her into conflict with the social machinations of Bertha Dorset (Laura Linney).
The House of Mirth will be released on Limited Edition Blu-ray, Apple TV and Amazon Prime by Eureka Entertainment on 24 November 2024 at the RRP of £19.99.
BLU-RAY FEATURES:
- Newly remastered in 2K and presented in High Definition
- New audio commentary by Marc David Jacobs
- 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
- Gallery (2025, 4 mins): featuring a selection of drawings, plans, script pages and stills from the Terence Davies Archive, Edge Hill University
- 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