The Age of Innocence
Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman’s cousin.
- Director:Martin Scorsese
- Genre:Drama / Romance
- Runtime:138 minutes
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis: Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer: Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder : May Welland
Alexis Smith : Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin: Mrs. Welland
Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an affluent lawyer in 1870s New York, engaged to May Welland (Winona Ryder), a beautiful but conventional socialite. Newland begins to question the life he has planned for himself after the arrival of May’s cousin, the exotic and sophisticated Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer). Ellen is a passionate lover who is seeking a divorce from her abusive husband, a Polish count, which has made her a social outcast and greatly displeases her family, who are afraid of scandal. As Newland grows to love and care more and more deeply for Ellen, having convinced her not to press for a divorce, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the society to which he belongs and the idea of entering into a passionless marriage with May. The question at this point, is whether he will follow society’s dictates, or those of his heart. The film, closely mirroring the novel, gives no simple answer. Read more
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