The Age of Innocence

1934
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1h 21m

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Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.

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6,2/10

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Prix
- 3 victoires au total

Photos11

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Rôles principaux24

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Irene Dunne

Ellen

John Boles

Newland Archer

Lionel Atwill

Julius Beaufort

Helen Westley

Granny Mingott

Laura Hope Crews

Mrs. Welland

Julie Haydon

May Welland

Barry O'Moore

Mr. Welland
(as Herbert Yost)

Theresa Maxwell Conover

Mrs. Archer

Edith Van Cleve

Jane Archer

Leonard Carey

The Butler

Lowden Adams

Jenkins
(uncredited)

Muriel Barr

Miss Allison - Jenkins' Daughter
(uncredited)

Harry Beresford

Museum Guard
(uncredited)

Lynn Browning

Miss Archer
(uncredited)

Herbert Bunston

W.J. Letterblair
(uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Child's Mother
(uncredited)

Alf James

Man Who Comes with Chairs
(uncredited)

John Merton

John
(uncredited)

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
The original Broadway production starred Katharine Cornell as Ellen Olenska, and Franchot Tone as Newland Archer.

Gaffes
As evidenced by a dated letter, Newland assisted Ellen with her divorce case in August 1879. Newland and May were married just after the following Easter, which would make it 1879. After returning from their honeymoon, they receive an invitation for a party on Wednesday, October 2nd. That would be correct if it was still 1878, but in 1879, October 2nd was a Thursday.

Citations
Julius Beaufort: After all your exquisite associations over there, how do you think you're going to like it here?
Ellen: I think it quite like heaven.
Julius Beaufort: Yes, I have that feeling too sometimes. You mean, just some place to go after you're dead?

Connexions
References À l'Ouest rien de nouveau (1930)

Bandes originales
None But the Lonely Heart
(1869) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played during the opening credits and often as background music

Commentaires des utilisateurs18

Commentaire en vedette

Surprisingly fresh

I have seen Scorsese's film many times and have always loved the luxurious attention to detail, but always thought Mae was miscast and there wasn't much humor, it was more of a melodramatic romance than a statement on values and morals of the time, so I was hesitant to watch this version, figuring it would be boring and predictable...

Instead, I was pleasantly surprised, this film actually had the depth, humor and awareness that I did not find in Scorsese's film. The movie is also remarkably adult for its time, and totally believable as well as faithful to the novel; the dialog was crisp, quick and mature and the story moved along steadily.

Nobody seems miscast or out of place and unlike other reviewers, I didn't find any problem with John Bole's performance, I thought he conveyed exactly what he was supposed to and was even less wimpy than Daniel Day-Lewis's performance in the Scorsese film.

Overall I recommend this version highly, and while I do prefer the pace of this film, it will never compare to the visual sumptuousness of the Scorsese version.