The Age of Innocence1993
The Age of Innocence (1993)
The Age of Innocence Photos
Movie Info
Watch it now
People Who Like this movie also like
Cast
as Newland Archer
as Ellen Olenska
as May Welland
as Larry Lefferts
as Sillerton Jackson
as Mrs. Welland
as Regina Beaufort
as Julius Beaufort
as Mrs. Mingott
as Mrs. Archer
as Mrs. Van der Luyden
as Mr. Van der Luyden
as Riviere
as Ted Archer
as Janey Archer
as Gertrude Lefferts
as Mr. Letterblair
as Katie Blenker
as Female Opera Singer
as Male Opera Singer
as Male Opera Singer
as Male Opera Singer
as Beaufort Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as The Duke
as Dog
as Mr. Urban Dagonet
as Countess Olenska's Maid
as Florist
as Stage Actress
as Mingott Maid
as Archer Maid
as Philip
as Stage Actor
as Archer Guest
as Bishop
as Mary Archer
as Photographer
as Narrator, the narrator
News & Interviews for The Age of Innocence
Critic Reviews for The Age of Innocence
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (9) | DVD (4)
A consistent spellbinder, laying bare its inhabitants' follies and furies with a tender touch and a vigilant quietude that accumulates into a grand force.
I don't know any of those [prior] versions, and I wonder how (which means I doubt that) they avoided the snare that Wharton unwittingly set for her adapters, the snare that, for all his gifts, caught Scorsese.
Manages to be both personal and true to its source, though it never quite comes together.
An extraordinarily sumptuous piece of filmmaking.
Spurning Masterpiece Theatre twittiness, Scorsese cuts to the primal passions of Wharton's tale.
Mr. Scorsese has made a big, intelligent movie that functions as if it were a window on a world he had just discovered, and about which he can't wait to spread the news.
Audience Reviews for The Age of Innocence
A well-acted, if occasionally boring and long-winded study of 19th century New York and how a young upper-class man (Daniel Day-Lewis) slowly begins to detach himself from his wife (Winona Ryder) in hopes of starting a relationship with her cousin (Michelle Pfeiffer). If not for Day-Lewis's convincing, arresting turn as a man deeply troubled by what he should do and what he truly feels, this movie would probably be lost on me. Instead, it is quite good, in addition to Scorsese's firm direction which includes some original camera tricks to spice up the story every once in a while. It goes on a little too long, and sometimes you question if you should even be caring about these snobby upper-class people. However, the characters are given the proper color and depth they need, in addition to the plot being able to keep the story going in the second half, when you do not know what Day-Lewis's character will decide to do. The end result is a fine film, a minor entry into Scorsese's resume, and one of the few chances audiences around the world get to see the brilliance that is the actor Daniel Day-Lewis.
Super Reviewer
Of course, this film doesn't allow for the usual Scorsese violence, but coming from him, I expected something a little more...intense. The look of this movie is amazing, with its gorgeous cinematography, it's as if you are watching a 2-hour long painting. But, apart from the aesthetic aspect, it also resembles a painting in the fact that nothing happens. Sadly, The Age of Innocence is terribly boring. I never thought I'd see Daniel Day-Lewis in such a plain role, he did what he could with what he was given. Winona Ryder was good in her own, puppy-like way. The film's best was Michelle Pfeiffer. Her performance was flawed, but she was the one who kept your interest alive. Loved the narrator. Martin Scorsese should stick to what he does best: blood.
Super Reviewer
I'm okay with the movie because I liked the book. The direction is a bit odd. It seems like Marty Scorsese toned down his usual flashy cool to fit a staid period piece - the quick cuts to the food, the letters read to the camera.
Super Reviewer
The Age of Innocence Quotes
| Ellen Olenska: | Don't make love to me. Too many people have done that. |
| Ellen Olenska: | I must go where I am invited or I would be too lonely. |