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"No filmmaker captures the grandeur and energy of New York like Martin Scorsese. With this sumptuous romance, he meticulously adapted the work of another great New York artist, Edith Wharton, bringing to life her tragic novel set in the cloistered world of Gilded Age Manhattan. The Age of Innocence... Full description
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"No filmmaker captures the grandeur and energy of New York like Martin Scorsese. With this sumptuous romance, he meticulously adapted the work of another great New York artist, Edith Wharton, bringing to life her tragic novel set in the cloistered world of Gilded Age Manhattan. The Age of Innocence tells the story of Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), whoses engagement to an innocent socialite (Winona Ryder) binds him to the codes and rituals of his upbringing. But when her cousin (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives in town on a wave of scandal after separating from her husband, she ignites passions in Newland he never knew existed. Swelling with exquisite period detail, this film is an alternately heartbreaking and satirical look at the brutality of old-world America. |
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Item Description: |
Title from title frame. Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Wide screen (2.40:1). Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by director Martin Scorsese; New interviews with Scorsese; coscreenwriter Jay Cocks, production designer Dante Ferretti, and costume designer Gabriella Pescucci; Innocence and Experience, a 1993 documentary on the making of the film; trailer; in booklet, an essay by Geoffrey O'Brien. |
Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (138 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (24 unnnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm). |
Format: |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 surround Dolby Digital. |
Audience: |
Rating: PG; for thematic elements and some mild language. |
Production Credits: |
Music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci ; edited by Thelma Schoonmaker ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus. |
ISBN: |
9781681434131 168143413X |