The Age of Innocence (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Barbara De Fina |
| Screenplay by |
Jay Cocks Martin Scorsese |
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton |
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| Narrated by | Joanne Woodward |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Thelma Schoonmaker |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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139 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $34 million |
| Box office | $32.3 million(US) |
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| Film score by Elmer Bernstein | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 1993 The Hit Factory, New York City, New York |
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| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 01:04:25 | |||
| Label | Epic Soundtrax | |||
| Producer | Elmer Bernstein, Emilie A. Bernstein | |||
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The Age of Innocence is a 1993 American film adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1920 novel of the same name. The story takes place during the Gilded Age, portraying New York's high society. The film was released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Martin Scorsese, and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Winona Ryder), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Art Direction. The film is widely considered among the filmmaker's most underappreciated masterworks.
The film was dedicated to Martin Scorsese's father, Luciano Charles Scorsese, who died before it was completed.
Newland Archer (Daniel Day Lewis) is planning to marry the respectable May Welland (Winona Ryder). May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), has returned to New York, which causes a shock in society circles. The Countess unwisely married a Polish Count, who took her fortune and mistreated her; she left him to return to New York.
May's family is boldly and publicly standing by the Countess in the face of malicious gossip, and Archer admires it. Archer prematurely announces his engagement to May, but as he comes to know the Countess, he begins to appreciate her unconventional views on New York society and he becomes increasingly disillusioned with his new fiancée May and her innocence, lack of personal opinion, and sense of self.
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