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The Age of Innocence

1993 · Movie · 139 min
B

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77/100

Averaged across 8 ratings · 239.2K votes

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59–90 out of 100

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In 1870s New York, a wealthy lawyer is engaged to a respectable society woman. His well-ordered life is disrupted by the arrival of his fiancée’s cousin, a countess seeking freedom from her disastrous European marriage. Their growing, unspoken passion challenges the rigid social codes of their world, forcing him to choose between desire and duty.

Details

Based on
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Released
10 September 1993
Country
United States
Language
English, Italian, French
Runtime
139 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$34.0M
Box office
$32.3M
Awards
7 wins, 12 nominations

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Newland Archer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Ellen Olenska

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

May Welland

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Louisa van der Luyden

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Mrs. Welland

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Rivière

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Sillerton Jackson

Awards & nominations

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3 major awards won · 7 wins from 19 nominations across 8 ceremonies

Academy Awards 1993 — Gabriella Pescucci Winner
Golden Globe Awards 1993 — Winona Ryder Winner
Venice Film Festival 1993 — Martin Scorsese and Michelle Pfeiffer Winner
Academy Awards 1993 — Winona Ryder Nominee
Academy Awards 1993 — Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese Nominee
Academy Awards 1993 — Dante Ferretti and Robert J. Franco Nominee
Academy Awards 1993 — Elmer Bernstein Nominee
Directors Guild of America Awards 1993 — Martin Scorsese Nominee
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