#913: SCORSESE, Martin: The Age Of Innocence (1993)

SCORSESE, Martin (United States)
The Age Of Innocence [1993]
Spine #913
Blu-ray


No filmmaker captures the grandeur and energy of New York like Martin Scorsese. With this sumptuous romance, he meticulously adapted the work of another great New York artist, Edith Wharton, bringing to life her tragic novel set in the cloistered world of Gilded Age Manhattan. The Age of Innocence tells the story of Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), whose engagement to an innocent socialite (Winona Ryder) binds him to the codes and rituals of his upbringing. But when her cousin (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives in town on a wave of scandal after separating from her husband, she ignites passions in Newland he never knew existed. Swelling with exquisite period detail, this film is an alternately heartbreaking and satirical look at the brutality of old-world America.

138 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
2:40:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2018
Director/Writers


Based upon the novel by Edith Wharton.
Screenplay by Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese.

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twenty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien.

Commentary

None.

Interviews

With Scorsese, coscreenwriter Cocks, production designer Dante Ferretti, and costume designer Gabriella Pescucci.

Innocence and Experience

A 1993 documentary on the making of the film.

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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