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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767848947
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767848942
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 06, 2001
Running Time: 138 minutes
Sales Rank: 6863
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Editorial Review:
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Martin Scorsese does not sound like the logical choice to direct an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about manners and morals in New York society in the 1870s. But these are mean streets, too, and the psychological violence inflicted between characters is at least as damaging as the physical violence perpetrated by Scorsese's usual gangsters. At the center of the tale is Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), a somewhat diffident young man engaged to marry the very respectable May Welland (Winona Ryder). But Archer is distracted by May's cousin, the Countess Olenska (a radiant Michelle Pfeiffer), recently returned from Europe. As a married woman seeking a divorce, the countess is an embarrassment to all of New York society. But Archer is fascinated by her quick intelligence and worldly ways. Scorsese closely observes the tiny details of this world and this impossible situation; this is a movie in which the shift of someone's eyes can be as significant as the firing of a gun. The director's sense of color has never been keener, and his work with the actors is subtle. That's Joanne Woodward narrating, telling us only as much as we need to know--which is one reason why the climax comes as such a surprise.--Robert Horton
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Rating: - A Breathtaking Departure for Scorsese
More renowned for his action and crime films, "The Age of Innocence" just happens to my favorite of Scorsese's works. It isn't perfect, but it's very, very good. Based on the eponymous novel by the great American writer, Edith Wharton, the film exposes the unwritten but ironclad social mores, and their attendant hypocrisies, of upper-class New York society in the late nineteenth century. Therefore, this film required the director to make his points in a subtler manner than we are accustomed to ... Read More
Rating:  - SIX STARS
One of Martin Scorcese's best, and that's saying a lot. Reams could be written about it; the costumes, sets, even the plates of food - the controlled, seething passion of Daniel Day-Lewis. This is his best since "The Incredible Lightness of Being". Another book turned into great film. I loved every moment, word, breath. Truly captures Wharton's book. And the flavor of early New York City, at least it's upper crust. Much credit should be given to Winona Ryder here. A very nuanced performance. ... Read More
Rating: - Scorsese's beautifully filmed AGE OF INNOCENCE
We often forget that long before THE DEPARTED,THE AVIATOR and GANGS OF NEW YORK, director Martin Scorsese and the same crew made a sumptuous and beautifully intoxicating THE AGE OF INNOCENCE in 1993.This film is so intricate with each little detail that to revisit it from time to time is to savour,marvel and appreciate a true work of art of the highest degree.The story,set in the 1870's about the cutthroat world of New York High Society is not just another period piece costume drama; but rather a look ... Read More
Rating: - Such a beautiful film...
I really enjoyed this movie. I watched it after I read the novel and it really made it come to life before my eyes. They story's wonderful, of course, but I really loved the intricate costumes and lavish sets.
Rating: - Wonderful piece of period Cinema
For artist, designers, or just the hopeless romantic, this video is a must, to add to your collection. The attention to period detail is inspiring. The storyline riviting. Worth the investment -- a version of Edith Wharton at her best.
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