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Custom of the Country

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History
Based on the Edith Wharton classic of the same name, Undine Spragg, a fiercely ambitious woman from the Midwest, strives for the social heights of turn of the century New York. Armed with beauty, daring/hustle and sheer force of will/unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.

Director

Josie Rourke

Producer

Sydney Sweeney

Producer

Charles Finch

Producer

Alison Owen

Novel

Edith Wharton

Adaptation

Josie Rourke

new york city based on novel or book class ambition american midwest 20th century social hierarchy film adaptation social ladder midwestern

Status

Planned

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • StudioCanal
  • Rabbit's Foot