The Age of Innocence
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.
Critics Sentiment
Widowed Archer declines to meet Ellen in Paris apartment
Archer's marriage proves comfortable but intellectually stifling
The film builds from the tedious marriage section to the transcendent Paris ending, representing the largest emotional shift from mundane disappointment to profound understanding.
Critics appreciated Scorsese's masterful direction and the film's visual splendor, though many found the pacing slow and emotionally restrained throughout much of the runtime. The consensus emerged that while the film requires patience, it rewards viewers with increasingly powerful moments, particularly the pregnancy revelation and the universally acclaimed ending. The film demonstrates Scorsese's range beyond his typical violent narratives, creating what many considered a different kind of violence through social constraint.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder
May Welland
Alexis Smith
Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin
Mrs. Welland
Jonathan Pryce
Rivière
Richard E. Grant
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Alec McCowen
Sillerton Jackson
Mary Beth Hurt
Regina Beaufort
Stuart Wilson
Julius Beaufort
Howard Erskine
Beaufort Guest
John McLoughlin
Party Guest
Christopher Nilsson
Party Guest
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Siân Phillips
Mrs. Archer
Carolyn Farina
Janey Archer
Michael Gough
Henry van der Luyden
Joanne Woodward
Narrator (voice)
Robert Sean Leonard
Theodore "Ted" Archer
June Squibb
Mingott Maid
Crew
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