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The Age of Innocence (1993)
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Release Date:
1 October 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
In a world of tradition. In an age of innocence. They dared to break the rules.
Plot:
Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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14 nominations
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(11 articles)
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Ryder's A Hoarder
(From WENN. 17 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Ryder's A Hoarder
(From WENN. 17 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
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A FILM FOR THE MOST REFINED
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Newland Archer | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Ellen Olenska | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | May Welland | |
| Alexis Smith | ... | Louisa van der Luyden | |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Mrs. Welland | |
| Mary Beth Hurt | ... | Regina Beaufort | |
| Alec McCowen | ... | Sillerton Jackson | |
| Richard E. Grant | ... | Larry Lefferts | |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Mrs. Mingott | |
| Robert Sean Leonard | ... | Ted Archer | |
| Siân Phillips | ... | Mrs. Archer | |
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | Rivière | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Henry van der Luyden | |
| Joanne Woodward | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | Julius Beaufort |
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Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
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139 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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South Korea:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
Germany:6 |
Iceland:L |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:PG |
Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Just past the middle of the movie, an exterior image of New York is shown. One of the buildings has "Schoonmaker's Painters Supply Store" painted on it. Thelma Schoonmaker has been Martin Scorsese's editor for years.
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Anachronisms: In the Parisian scene, you can clearly see a ‘zebra crossing’ in the background.
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Quotes:
Ted Archer:
Annie made me swear to do three things in Paris: get her the score of the latest Debussy songs, go to the Grand Guignol, and see Madam Olenska.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Gossip Girl: The Age of Dissonance (#2.18)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op 13
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Don't get put off by those telling you to give a miss to this film. They belong to the school, insufferable to the true cinema lover and to those of any taste in general, who expects "something to happen" in a film and feel cheated at the end if they haven't had to scramble through an intricate plot, haven't seen the mandatory pound of spilled blood and the round of gunshots. Scorsese is at his most brilliant in this film; it is all the more exquisite as it does not rely on an overloaded plot but prefers to be constructed of lights and half lights, shades and nuances. All the more appropriate as this is exactly what Scorsese wants us to see in the world of end of XIX th century New York- a society brimming with peace and innocence in which nothing appears to ever happen but under the surface of which gossip and intrigue work relentlessly and destinies are decided over the small talk of the dinner table. Accompanied by an impecable narrative voice and an unforgettable richness of color and music it will haunt you forever. Those it sends to sleep do not deserve to be awake. Ten out of ten!