The Age of Innocence (1993)
In New York City in the 1870s, a rigid social code governs how people talk, walk, meet, part, dine, earn their livings, fall in love, and marry. Not a word of the code is written down anywhere, but these people have been studying it since they were born. In this elegant milieu, marriages, like treaties between nations, exist to provide for the orderly transmission of wealth; scions of old and rich families understand that their personal desires have no place in the design. One such is Newland Archer, engaged to marry pretty young May Welland. When he becomes entranced with May's cousin Ellen, the notorious Countess Olenska, every member of that class mobilizes to prevent Archer from doing anything that threatens their needs.
Primary Title
- The Age of Innocence
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 26 November 2017
Release Year
- 1993
Start Time
- 20 : 45
Finish Time
- 23 : 10
Duration
- 145:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In New York City in the 1870s, a rigid social code governs how people talk, walk, meet, part, dine, earn their livings, fall in love, and marry. Not a word of the code is written down anywhere, but these people have been studying it since they were born. In this elegant milieu, marriages, like treaties between nations, exist to provide for the orderly transmission of wealth; scions of old and rich families understand that their personal desires have no place in the design. One such is Newland Archer, engaged to marry pretty young May Welland. When he becomes entranced with May's cousin Ellen, the notorious Countess Olenska, every member of that class mobilizes to prevent Archer from doing anything that threatens their needs.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Film adaptations
- Love--Drama
- Single women--Drama
- Young men--Drama
- Women--Conduct of life--Drama
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Women--Social conditions--Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Drama
- Social classes--Drama
- Upper class--New York (N.Y.)--Drama
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- United States--Social conditions--19th century--Drama
- United States--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Historical drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Martin Scorsese (Director)
- Jay Cocks (Writer)
- Edith Wharton (Writer)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (Actor)
- Michelle Pfeiffer (Actor)
- Winona Ryder (Actor)
- Richard E. Grant (Actor)
- Miriam Margolyes (Actor)
- Siân Phillips (Actor)
- Thomas Gibson (Actor)
- Jonathan Pryce (Actor)
- Robert Sean Leonard (Actor)
- Barbara De Fina (Producer)
- Elmer Bernstein (Composer)
- Michael Ballhaus (Cinematographer)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (Production Unit)
- Cappa Production (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Film adaptations
- Love--Drama
- Single women--Drama
- Young men--Drama
- Women--Conduct of life--Drama
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Women--Social conditions--Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Drama
- Social classes--Drama
- Upper class--New York (N.Y.)--Drama
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- United States--Social conditions--19th century--Drama
- United States--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Feature films--United States