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The Age of Innocence is a 1993 American historical romantic drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay, an adaptation of the 1920 novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, is by Scorsese and Jay Cocks. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Miriam Margolyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures.
A romantic drama directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Edith Wharton's novel, set in 19th-century New York high society. Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder star as the lovers who defy the social conventions of their time.
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- Drama, Romance
- Martin Scorsese
- 1993-10-01
The Age of Innocence. Wealthy lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to sweet socialite May Welland (Winona Ryder) in 1870s New York. On the surface, it is...
- (65)
- Martin Scorsese
- PG
- Daniel Day-Lewis
A romantic drama set in 1870s New York, where a lawyer falls in love with a social outcast. Read the plot summary, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
Aug 14, 2005 · A film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about a man who marries for convention but loves another woman in 1870s New York. Scorsese explores the brutality beneath the manners and the passion behind the poses of a society ruled by social codes.
A sumptuous romance set in Gilded Age Manhattan, where a socialite (Winona Ryder) and a scandalized cousin (Michelle Pfeiffer) challenge the codes and rituals of Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis). The film features exquisite period detail, new interviews, and a documentary on the making of the film.
Sep 17, 1993 · Scorsese adapts Edith Wharton's novel about a man torn between his fiancée and a rebellious countess in 1870s New York. Ebert praises the film's elegance, subtlety and poignancy, and compares it to other adaptations of Wharton's works.
