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Release Date:
1 October 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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14 nominations
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(10 articles)
Ryder's A Hoarder
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a masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
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139 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
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)
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About 20 minutes into the film, Sillerton Jackson ('Alec McCowan') endures a mediocre meal at the Archer home. In Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972) McCowan's character, Chief Inspector Oxford, suffers the same fate (twice) at the hands of his wife (Vivien Merchant).
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Anachronisms: When Ellen declares her love to Newland, on the wall behind her can be seen the painting "The Art, the Caresses, the Sphynx" that was painted by Fernand Khnoppf in 1896. The movie is set in the 1870s.
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Quotes:
Newland Archer:
[Last lines] Just say I'm old-fashioned. That will be enough. Go on, now.
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Referenced in "Family Guy: Breaking Out Is Hard to Do (#4.9)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Quintet In B Flat Op 87, 3rd Movement
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Not being a particular fan of Edith Wharton, I was in no hurry to see this movie, but wanted to see what Scorsese & Day-Lewis did with it. I was absolutely floored! I think that, cinematically, it is the best picture Scorsese's done since Raging Bull. Beautiful & brilliant. I even thought that some scenes, particularly the dinners, were slightly reminiscent of Kubrick.
I thought Michelle Pfeiffer was absolutely superb. I don't follow her work much, but of what I do know, I find this to be her best - and most serious - performance to date. I was somewhat disappointed in Daniel Day-Lewis who I otherwise love to watch. I felt his performance was uneven. When he was "on", he was on, but at times his performance was stilted and even melodramatic which jarred his credibility. Wynona did a terrific job of portraying covert deviousness with a blank and/or airhead facade.
But what shone above all the acting was Scorsese's paintbrush. I'm so happy to see that he's still got it in him.