The Age of Innocence

1993

Action / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 64 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 71407 71.4K

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Plot summary

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.

Top cast

Michelle Pfeiffer as Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder as May Welland
Martin Scorsese as Photographer
Richard E. Grant as Larry Lefferts
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2 hr 19 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by conono 6 / 10

Ramp it up, Mr Scorcese?

It's worth mentioning at the outset that I am a complete Martin Scorcese fan; however I do not agree with an apparent consensus here that this is among his best films.For me, the biggest hurdle is the (mis)casting of the endlessly effete Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead role. So: if you like Daniel Day-Lewis, you may well love the film--he's in nearly every scene. For my part, I find him almost unbearable to watch, never more so than here. It's hard to imagine him as an object of desire, even in this period piece. And saddling his character with feminist political philosophy, while it may enhance his appeal to some viewers, is a stretch from the novel's characterization and quite anachronistic besides.However, the other leads are notably fine (especially Michelle Pfeiffer and even the endlessly variable Winona Ryder) and there are knockout performances in the supporting roles, particularly Siân Phillips, Jonathan Pryce and Miriam Margolyes.Otherwise, the film's pacing is the problem. The film is simply overlong; boring and tedious at times (and I'm a person who loves Bergman), although never less than stunning visually. That last fact alone carried me through several scenes. It's a treat to look at, no doubt about that. And if you like period films, decoration, and fashion, so much the better for you.Scorcese has done better, though. Much better.
Reviewed by AmigaJay 6 / 10

Quite a hard watch

One of the few Winona Ryder films i avoided buying back in the day on VHS as i knew as a teenager i would hate it.

Fast forward nearly 30 years and having watched many period dramas in-between times, i can comfortably say i made the right choice all those years ago! The film is quite a hard watch unless accustomed to period dramas, its very static and blinkered to one story with no little branches of fun or stories on the side leaving you wishing for a break from the 2 and half hours of intense drama.

That's not to say i hated it, it was worth a watch and the acting especially from Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer was superb. It's just not a film that has a rewatch factor.

Reviewed by movie-reviews-uk 6 / 10

As dry and ornamental as a wax apple

Knowing nothing about this film, except that it was clearly a costume drama and directed by the esteemed Martin Scorsese, I placed a lot of faith in its stellar cast. After all Daniel Day-Lewis is a legendary actor while Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder are usually worth the price of admission.

I won't say that I was mislead but really the whole is not greater than the sum of the parts. OK the story is all about repressed longing in the upper class echelons of New York society but you can go to far squeezing out the emotional juice. Do that and you're left with naught but ashes.

That's the fate of "The Age of Innocence" with each scene being a study in appearing artful and clever. The sets look fantastic, the attention to detail mesmerising and the lighting subtle but it's all rather antiseptic. Are these people really human you wonder?

For a far more involving viewing experience I'd stick to "The Remains of the Day" or "Brief Encounter". Both of these wonderful films shutter their emotions but my you really feel for the characters and their heartache. In short you care about them.

Sadly while "The Age of Innocence" paints an impressive picture of its time and place I just didn't care about the people and their choices. Maybe they should have cared more about themselves?

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