The Age of Innocence
1993 · Movie · PG · 138 min · ★ 7.0 · 89% critics
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer is drawn to a woman separated from her husband. While he is engaged to her cousin, their close connection puts him in conflict with the expectations around him.
Based on The Age of Innocence
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,216 votes)
- Budget
- $34,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this refined, quote-filled love triangle if you like period social dramas and patient emotional tension like The House of Mirth or Persuasion, but Not for you if you want action or fast momentum.
Pros: lavish period visuals; strong performances; classy atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; heavy dialogue; weak on romance chemistry
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- upper class
- lover
- countess
- lawyer
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1994
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1994
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1993
- National Board of Review Award — Best Director · 1993
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1994 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1994 · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Actress · 1994 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1993 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1993 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1993 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1993 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Cinematography · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder
as May Welland
Alexis Smith
as Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin
as Mrs. Welland
Jonathan Pryce
as Rivière
Richard E. Grant
as Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Alec McCowen
as Sillerton Jackson
Mary Beth Hurt
as Regina Beaufort
Stuart Wilson
as Julius Beaufort
Directed by Martin Scorsese