The Age of Innocence (1993)

Regisseur:

Martin Scorsese

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Edith Wharton (novel)
Jay Cocks (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

1. Oktober 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Repressed Love | Upper Class | Male Female Relationship | Sensuality | Passion

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

So many great comments

Besetzung

Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder	...	May Welland
Alexis Smith	...	Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Mrs. Welland
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Regina Beaufort
Alec McCowen	...	Sillerton Jackson
Richard E. Grant	...	Larry Lefferts
Miriam Margolyes	...	Mrs. Mingott
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Ted Archer
Siân Phillips	...	Mrs. Archer
Jonathan Pryce	...	Rivière
Michael Gough	...	Henry van der Luyden
Joanne Woodward	...	Narrator (voice)
Stuart Wilson	...	Julius Beaufort

Alternativ:

Zeit der Unschuld (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

139 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Drehorte:

Albany, New York, USA

Firma:

Cappa Production

Dies und das:

The painting in Mrs. Mingott's room of two Indian warriors about to kill a young woman depicts the murder of Jane McCrea, an actual historical event that happened in upstate New York during the Revolutionary War. The event took place in 1777, shortly before the battle of Saratoga, and was a key event in rallying Patriot militia.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: In the long Parisian shot showing Saint-Louis Island with the Pantheon at the rear, night and day, we can clearly see TV antennas on the roofs of the buildings.

Dialogzitate:

Ellen Olenska: How can we be happy behind the backs of people who trust us?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Black Narcissus (1947)

Soundtrack:

Tales From The Vienna Woods

So many great comments

In a way I am disappointed after reading the comments because I thought I was alone in adoring this ravishing and masterful film, and I thought I would get to be the sole voice in the wind proudly proclaiming its brilliance.

Years ago, I ho-hummed my way through viewing it, and I was so unimpressed, I can't tell you today whether I saw it in a theater or rented it at home. It has been in rather heavy rotation on the movie channels for some reason of late, and I watched it again a few weeks ago.

It simply left me breathless. I must have watched it twelve times over the last few weeks, and am dying to buy the DVD if it ever comes out. Scorcese calls this his "most violent film", and after seeing it again, alone, watching intently, it struck me how completely right he was.

The comments before mine are mostly right on target...I am in awe of the filmmaking and can't say enough about the dramatic subtleties, the opulent production values and the overall magnificent way the entire project was handled. Even the normally atrocious Winona Ryder excelled in a role that was simply a tour-de-force for her...the vapid but yet not so vapid after all May Welland. A masterpiece. Please see it if you haven't already.