The Age of Innocence (1993)
First screened in October 1993; most recently screened in April 2009
Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Miriam Margolyes, Alec McCowen, Stuart Wilson, Geraldine Chaplin, Richard E. Grant, Alexis Smith, Michael Gough, Siân Phillips, Mary Beth Hurt, Robert Sean Leonard, Jonathan Pryce, Norman Lloyd, Carolyn Farina. Screenplay: Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese (based on the novel by Edith Wharton).
Twitter Capsule: All the appointments needed for a dazzling social dissection with energy and edge, but heart is only skimmed.

Photo © 1993 Columbia Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Supporting Actress: Winona Ryder
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese
Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Robert J. Franco
★Best Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci
Best Original Score: Elmer Bernstein

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Martin Scorsese
Best Actress (Drama): Michelle Pfeiffer
★Best Supporting Actress: Winona Ryder

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Ryder)
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Supporting Actress (Margolyes)
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