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A ravishing romance about three wealthy new yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870s. At the center of the fim is newland archer an upstanding attorney who secretly longs for a more passionate life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/24/2007 Starring: Daniel Day-lewis Winona Ryder Run time: 138 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Martin Scorcese
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Martin Scorsese does not sound like the logical choice to direct an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about manners and morals in New York society in t
A ravishing romance about three wealthy new yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870s. At the center of the fim is newland archer an upstanding attorney who secretly longs for a more passionate life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/24/2007 Starring: Daniel Day-lewis Winona Ryder Run time: 138 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Martin Scorcese
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Martin Scorsese does not sound like the logical choice to direct an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about manners and morals in New York society in the 1870s. But these are mean streets, too, and the psychological violence inflicted between characters is at least as damaging as the physical violence perpetrated by Scorsese's usual gangsters. At the center of the tale is Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), a somewhat diffident young man engaged to marry the very respectable May Welland (Winona Ryder). But Archer is distracted by May's cousin, the Countess Olenska (a radiant Michelle Pfeiffer), recently returned from Europe. As a married woman seeking a divorce, the countess is an embarrassment to all of New York society. But Archer is fascinated by her quick intelligence and worldly ways. Scorsese closely observes the tiny details of this world and this impossible situation; this is a movie in which the shift of someone's eyes can be as significant as the firing of a gun. The director's sense of color has never been keener, and his work with the actors is subtle. That's Joanne Woodward narrating, telling us only as much as we need to know--which is one reason why the climax comes as such a surprise.--Robert Horton
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Release date: 6 November 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780767848947 UPC: 043396526372
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