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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
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THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

Directed by Martin Scorsese
United States, 1993
Drama, Romance, History

Synopsis

In 1870s New York, three wealthy socialites are caught in a tragic love triangle. Newland Archer is a noble attorney who secretly longs for a life of passion. When his wife’s unconventional cousin returns to New York amid social and sexual scandal, Newland risks everything for a chance at true love.

Synopsis

In 1870s New York, three wealthy socialites are caught in a tragic love triangle. Newland Archer is a noble attorney who secretly longs for a life of passion. When his wife’s unconventional cousin returns to New York amid social and sexual scandal, Newland risks everything for a chance at true love.

Our take

Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder lead Martin Scorsese’s resplendent adaptation of Edith Wharton’s classic novel. The lushly expressionistic style familiar from Scorsese’s crime sagas here reconstructs 19th century upper-class New York as a giddy dance of rules and desires.