The Age of Innocence

  • Drama
  • Romance
9/10/1993
139
PG

In a world of tradition. In an age of innocence. They dared to break the rules.

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Revenue:
$32,255,440
Budget:
$34,000,000

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  • Geronimo1967

    I cant help but think the praise this gets is as much to do with Martin Scorsese venturing far from his usual style of violent, gritty, drama onto the manicured lawns more readily frequented by Merchant Ivory. Though he does it well enough, this story of New York high society takes a very long time to get to exactly where we expect it to get to, and along the way the tedium of its, frequently unrequited, love triangle(s) make heavy going to watch. Its all about lawyer Newland (Daniel Day-Lewis) who is affianced to May (Winona Ryder) but seemingly way more intoxicated by her cousin, the Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer) who has fled from an abusive marriage in Europe as the nineteenth century comes to a close. Though it may not actually b...

    June 19, 2025

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