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Age of Innocence, Martin Scorsese’s take on Edith Wharton’s novel. Of course it is about New York society. In some ways Daniel Day Lewis’s character is too much of a wimp, but this is a very fine nit to pick about such an outstanding film.
This is absolutely a sumptuous film on every level. I had not thought about it before, but viewing the film this time made me realize how much Scorsese was influenced by Powell & Pressberger (and Jack Cardiff) in the area of set design and cinematography (and story telling, too).
I know that narration in a film is usually critized, but I found the read excerpts of the book to fit in perfectly.
Highly recommended.
¡Time is not my master!
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