Edith Wharton: The Sense of Harmony

Synopsis: Documentary. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Yale and to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Best known for novels such as The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome and The Custom of the Country, she was also a talented designer, a tireless traveller and a philanthropist. The film looks at her life and legacy. Featuring interviews with biographers Louis Auchincloss, R.W.B. Lewis and Eleanor Dwight, as well as writer Colin Clark and historian Sir Steven Runciman, the documentary includes the only known film footage of Wharton.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2014
Year of production: 2014
Notes: The film was broadcast on France 3 (March 1999) as part of Bernard Rapp’s series on writers, Un Siecle d’Ecrivains.
Subjects: Literature
Keywords: Fiction in English; Wharton, Edith (1862-1937); American literature