The Age of Innocence

A travers le portrait d'un homme partagé entre deux femmes et deux mondes, une étude minutieuse de la haute société new-yorkaise des années 1870, avec ses intrigues, ses secrets, ses scandales, ses rites désuets et subtilement répressifs.

Nova York, 1870. Um advogado (Daniel Day-Lewis) está de casamento marcado com uma jovem (Winona Ryder) da aristocracia local, quando uma condessa (Michelle Pfeiffer), prima de sua noiva, volta da Europa após separar-se do marido. As ideias dela chocam a tradicional sociedade americana e, ao tentar defendê-la, o advogado se apaixona por ela.

In 1870s New York City, gentleman lawyer Newland Archer is planning to marry the respectable young May Welland. May's cousin, the American heiress Countess Ellen Olenska, has returned to New York after a disastrous marriage to a dissolute Polish Count. At first she is ostracized by society and vicious rumors are spread, but, as May's family boldly stands by the Countess, she is gradually accepted by the very finest of New York's old families. Archer prematurely announces his engagement to May, but as he comes to know the Countess, he begins to appreciate her unconventional views on New York society and he becomes increasingly disillusioned with his new fiancée May and her innocence, lack of personal opinion, and sense of self.

Nova York, 1870. Um advogado (Daniel Day-Lewis) está de casamento marcado com uma jovem (Winona Ryder) da aristocracia local, quando uma condessa (Michelle Pfeiffer), prima de sua noiva, volta da Europa após separar-se do marido. As ideias dela chocam a tradicional sociedade americana e, ao tentar defendê-la, o advogado se apaixona por ela.

Ο Νεοϋορκέζος αριστοκράτης Νιούλαντ Άρτσερ αψηφά τα αυστηρά ήθη της κοινωνίας της "Επίχρυσης Εποχής", όταν ερωτεύεται τη σκανδαλώδη ξαδέρφη της αρραβωνιαστικιάς του.

Pulitzeri auhinnaga pärjatud samanimelise romaani alusel valminud kostüümidraama viib vaataja 19. sajandi viimaste aastakümnete kõrgklassi New Yorki. Advokaat Newland Archer (Day-Lewis) on kihlatud väärikast perekonnast pärit noore daami May Wellandiga (Winona Ryder). Kui viimane tutvustab oma kihlatule kõrgseltskonnast välja tõrjutud Ellen Olenskat (Pfeiffer), pööratakse Archeri senised tõekspidamised senistest väärtushinnangutest pea peale. Enesekindlast ja glamuursest naisest saab tema elu suur armastus.