No doubt the thought of Gillian "Agent Scully" Anderson and Dan "Blues Brothers" Aykroyd in a movie set during the Victorian Era would probably sound like a joke; think of it as Leslie Nielsen meets Merchant and Ivory. It turns out that "The House of Mirth" is worth seeing.* Anderson plays a woman who risks losing her lover. True, how many Victorian-era stories can there be, but everyone brings a certain charm to this one. Watching the movie, one gets the feeling of how unpleasant life was for women back then, and there's lots of tension amongst everyone to add to the story. Also starring Eleanor Bron (of "Help!" fame), Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May (of "A World Apart" fame), Elizabeth McGovern and Eric Stoltz.
*I would actually like to see a Victorian-era movie starring Leslie Nielsen.
*I would actually like to see a Victorian-era movie starring Leslie Nielsen.