An eye-opener for all fans of Gillian Anderson from The X-Files. Here, she proves herself a fine dramatic actress as director Terence Davies, in his best work for the cinema, traces the flowering and fall of Lily, a social butterfly in early 1900s New York. Based on a book by Edith Wharton, this is a deeply tragic tale that grips the attention throughout. Dan Aykroyd, Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Stoltz all impress greatly as the contrasting men in Lily's life.