The Way We Live Now

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Release Date

11/11/2001

Runtime

4 eps, 300 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.

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Ended

Original Language

English

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A mordant dissection of Victorian society's appetite for wealth and status, where charm and audacity matter more than moral fiber. Watch people of high standing dismantle themselves through vanity and financial desperation as a clever outsider exploits their weakness.