The Age of Innocence (1993)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

Edith Wharton (novel)
Jay Cocks (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

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.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Love | Countess | Lawyer | 19th Century

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

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
Carolyn Farina	...	Janey Archer
Tracey Ellis	...	Gertrude Lefferts
Norman Lloyd	...	Mr. Letterblair
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese	...	Katie Blenker (as Domenica Scorsese)
Thomas Gibson	...	Stage Actor
Linda Faye Farkas	...	Female Opera Singer
Michael Rees Davis	...	Male Opera Singer
Terry Cook	...	Male Opera Singer
Jon Garrison	...	Male Opera Singer
Howard Erskine	...	Beaufort Guest
John McLoughlin	...	Party Guest
Christopher Nilsson	...	Party Guest
Kevin Sanders	...	The Duke
W.B. Brydon	...	Mr. Urban Dagonet
Cristina Pronzati	...	Countess Olenska's Maid
Clement Fowler	...	Florist
Cindy Katz	...	Stage Actress
June Squibb	...	Mingott Maid
Mac Orange	...	Archer Maid
Brian Davies	...	Philip
Thomas Barbour	...	Archer Guest
Henry Fehren	...	Bishop
Patricia Dunnock	...	Mary Archer
Zoe	...	Herself (as Zoë)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claire Bloom	...	(uncredited)
Susan Lynn Bragg	...	Debutante (uncredited)
Pasquale Cajano	...	Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Tamasin Day-Lewis	...	Lady admiring engagement ring (uncredited)
Catherine Scorsese	...	(uncredited)
Charles Scorsese	...	(uncredited)
Martin Scorsese	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Michael Trout	...	Man in Crowd / Gentleman with Lady (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Writing credits (WGA)
Edith Wharton		(novel "The Age of Innocence")
Jay Cocks		(screenplay) &
Martin Scorsese		(screenplay)

Produced by
Barbara De Fina	....	producer
Bruce S. Pustin	....	co-producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	associate producer (as Joseph Reidy)

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting by
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by
Speed Hopkins

Set Decoration by
Robert J. Franco
Amy Marshall

Costume Design by
Gabriella Pescucci

Makeup Department
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair designer (as Alan Dangerio)
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist
Peter Owen	....	wigs
Manlio Rocchetti	....	special makeup effects artist
Antonio Sodda	....	hair consultant
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Ms. Pfeiffer
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist
Antoine Garabedian	....	head makeup artist: Paris (uncredited)
Craig Lyman	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jean-Pierre Avice	....	unit production manager: Paris
Patricia Anne Doherty	....	assistant production manager
Bruce S. Pustin	....	unit production manager
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Burns	....	second assistant director (as Joseph Burns)
Susan E. Fiore	....	second second assistant director (as Susan Fiore)
Vincent Lascoumes	....	second assistant director: Paris
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Mary Rae Thewlis	....	dga trainee
Jean-Philippe Blime	....	second assistant director: Paris (uncredited)

Art Department
Joanne Belonsky	....	art department assistant (as Joanne Belansky)
Dan Davis	....	assistant art director
Michele Giordano	....	art department coordinator
Vincent Guarriello	....	construction grip
Jean-Michel Hugon	....	art director: Paris
Tamara Malkin-Stuart	....	art department assistant
James Mazzola	....	property master
Jeff Mazzola	....	assistant property master
Robert Perdziola	....	assistant art director
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator (as Ronald Petagna)
James Sorice	....	chargeman scenic artist
Carl Sprague	....	assistant art director (as Carl J. Sprague)
Dave Weinman	....	key set dresser
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Rick Butler	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Lauren Doner	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Anton Evangelista	....	assist. to Mr. Ferretti (uncredited)
Vinny Mazzarella	....	props (uncredited)
Christopher Nelson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Elaine O'Donnell	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Danny Rovira	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Philippe Turlure	....	set decorator: Paris (uncredited)
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	assistant sound editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Marissa Littlefield	....	dialogue editor
Tod A. Maitland	....	production sound mixer (as Tod Maitland)
Sylvia Menno	....	assistant sound editor
T.J. O'Mara	....	boom operator (as J.T. O'Mara)
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Philip Stockton	....	dialogue supervisor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Joel Holland	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mike Maggi	....	special effects operator
John Ottesen	....	special effects coordinator
Ron Ottesen	....	special effects operator (as Ronnie Ottesen)

Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	mechanical effects: Illusion Arts Inc. (as Lynn Ledgewood)
Mark Sawicki	....	matte photography: Illusion Arts Inc.
Robert Stromberg	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts Inc.
Catherine Sudolcan	....	production manager: Illusion Arts Inc.
John E. Sullivan	....	matte photography: Illusion Arts Inc. (as John Sullivan)
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
David S. Williams Jr.	....	optical photography: Illusion Arts Inc.

Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Abraham	....	gaffer: Paris
Florian Ballhaus	....	first assistant camera
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator
Brian Fitzsimons	....	dolly grip (as Brian Fitzsimmons)
Charlie Freess	....	key grip: Paris
Dennis Gamiello	....	key grip
John Lowry	....	second grip
Bobby Mancuso	....	second assistant camera
Jim Manzione	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Anastas N. Michos	....	Steadicam operator (as Anastos Michos)
Ray Quinlan	....	chief lighting technician (as Raymond Quinlan)
Bob Becchio	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
John Fortunato	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Jean-Yves Freess	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera Steadicam (uncredited)
David Knox	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Gábor Kövér	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Fleet Emerson	....	extras casting associate
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Julie Madison	....	casting associate (as Julie A. Madison)
Deborah Rudy	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Adkins	....	wardrobe attendant: men
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	wardrobe attendant: women (as Cheryl Kilbourne-Klimpton)
George Potts	....	assistant costume designer
Hartsell Taylor	....	wardrobe supervisor
Deirdre N. Williams	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Deirdre Nicola Williams)
Giovanni Casalnuovo	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Patrick Chevillot	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Barbara Matera	....	costume executor (uncredited)
Roseann Milano	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Alina Panova	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Yasmine Amitai	....	apprentice film editor
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Joel Hirsch	....	second assistant film editor (as Joel R. Hirsch)
Alisa Lepselter	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Emilie A. Bernstein	....	orchestrator (as Emilie Bernstein)
Suki Buchman	....	music editor
Steven Danenberg	....	orchestra contractor
David Montgomery	....	consultant: nineteenth century music
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Nic Ratner	....	assistant music editor
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Holston	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain
Richard Curry	....	driver: Ms. Pfeiffer (uncredited)

Other crew
Sandrine Ageorges	....	unit location manager: Paris
Elizabeth Aldrich	....	dance consultant
Elaine Bass	....	title designer
Saul Bass	....	title designer
Margaret Bodde	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Christine Bodelot	....	unit production accountant: Paris
Len Brooks	....	animal wrangler
Joanny Carpentier	....	production coordinator: Paris
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor (as Kathryn M. Chapin)
Alesandra M. Cuomo	....	production coordinator
John DeSimone	....	production assistant (as John De Simone)
Patricia Anne Doherty	....	location manager
Rick Ellis	....	chef: nineteenth century meals
Amy Henkels	....	assistant: Ms. De Fina
Julie Herrin	....	production assistant
Joseph E. Iberti	....	location associate: New York
Katherine Kennedy	....	production secretary (as Katherine A. Kennedy)
Louise Lamanna	....	assistant: Ms. Pescucci
Lily Lodge	....	etiquette consultant
Amy Lynn	....	assistant: Ms. Pfeiffer
David McFadden	....	consultant: table decoration
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Michael Nickodem	....	location associate: Philadelphia
Heather Norton	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Wendy Sax	....	assistant: Ms. De Fina
Robin Standefer	....	video research consultant
Michael Stricks	....	location associate: New York
Chris Sullivan	....	animal wrangler
Sara Thorson	....	production assistant (as Sara A. Thorson)
Melissa Unger	....	assistant: Mr. Day-Lewis
Matilde Valera	....	production accountant (as Matilde P. Valera)
Mark Van Holstein	....	location associate: Troy (as Mark Von Holstein)
David H. Venghaus Jr.	....	production assistant (as David Venghaus)
Michael X. Zelenak	....	script editor
Julie Belthoise	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Nicolas Foulatier	....	location manager trainee: Paris (uncredited)
Jay Horne	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Olivier Servanin	....	assistant location manager: Paris (uncredited)
Randy Sokol	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Letitia Baldridge	....	special thanks (as Ms. Letitia Baldridge)
Charles Scorsese	....	dedicatee (as Luciano Charles Scorsese)

Production Companies

• Cappa Production
• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts

Other Companies

• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• Effects House, The  optical effects
• Epic Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• M/S Billings Publicity Ltd.  publicity
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• T.A.B. Inc.  negative cutting
• Technicolor  prints

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

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)

Filming Locations:

Albany, New York, USA

Company:

Cappa Production

Trivia:

Originally to be released in fall of 1992, but was held back by over a year to allow director Martin Scorsese more time to edit.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the dinner in Paris, May says, "When we were in London, we could only manage one day at the National," but her lips actually mouth the words "one day at the Tate." The original dialogue would have been anachronistic, as the story is set in the 1870s and the Tate Gallery did not open until 1897.

Quotes:

Newland: Honest? Isn't that why you always admire Julius Beaufort? He was more honest than the rest of us, wasn't he, we've got no character, no color, no variety. I wonder why you just don't go back to Europe.
Ellen: I believe that's because of you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Will & Grace: A Chorus Lie (#4.15)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Radetzky March

A Stunning Law Breaker

I saw "The Aviator" a couple of days ago and while I still have Howard Hughes flying through my brain I felt the need to see again another Scorsese. I have all of his films in my collection. I closed my eyes and picked one, just like that, at random. "The Age Of Innocence" This is what happens with great artists, you can always re visit them and you'll come out of the experience with something new, something valuable. Transported by the sublime voice of Joanne Woodward I took the trip again to discover that everything in this extraordinary universe that Martin Scorsese, based on Edith Wharton work, is not what it appears. Conventions out of the window, breaking every imaginable rule. Just as the characters get off their trucks, swimming against the tide of the times. Scorsese breaks cinematic rules with such artistry that we're allow to inspect, re live and enjoy a story as old as the world from a completely new perspective. Is as if Luchino Visconti had suddenly woken up with a new contemporary sight to look back with. Daniel Day Lewis is so marvelous that the pain of his predicament becomes more than visual, becomes visceral. For Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder this was the zenith of their careers. They are sensational. The casting, as usual in a Scorsese film, is superb even in the smallest roles. Glimpses of Sian Phillips, Alexis Smith and Geraldine Chaplin add to the pleasures, making this overwhelming banquet of a film one of the most rewarding film experiences I've ever had.