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	Age of Innocence, The Movie Review
		There has been some complaint that The Age of Innocence was a slow, tedious film, but this objection comes from those who fail to see the bigger picture.
		The Age of Innocence is sprinkled with a marvelous supporting cast.
		His portrayal as a 'caged animal', hemmed in by the social mores of his age are played for effect with perfection.
	www.thecelebritycafe.com /movies/full_review/339.html (1287 words)

	The Age Of Innocence (1993)
		With its delicate, intelligent, and considered presentation of the timeless story, The Age of Innocence is a moving and truly beautiful film.
		Similar to Pride and Prejudice and Dangerous Liaisons, The Age of Innocence is a story of passion and romance constrained within a world of privilege, scandal, gossip, and manners.
		The Age of Innocence was released on DVD in Region 1 in November, 2001.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=4004 (993 words)

	MovieMartyr.com - The Age of Innocence
		The romantic tangling that sits at the center of The Age of Innocence’s plot threatens to upset not just the lives of those involved, but also their entire culture’s justification of itself, and that’s what makes it so fascinating.
		Adapted from Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Age takes place in the cloistered world of high society, and it soon becomes apparent from watching the film that many of society’s refinements have developed as a means of society’s self-defense.
		The freedoms that the film’s characters’ affluence affords them are blotted by the constrictions set upon them by their peers, and in matters of love, such repression can turn even more ugly.
	www.moviemartyr.com /1993/ageofinnocence.htm (604 words)

	Selected Bibliography of Recent Criticism: The Age of Innocence
		The Age of Innocence: A Portrait of the Film Based on the Novel by Edith Wharton.
		Lamar, Lillie B. "Edith Wharton's Foreknowledge in the Age of Innocence." Texas Studies in Literature and Language: A Journal of the Humanities 8 (1966): 385-89.
		Doyle, Charles C. "Emblems of Innocence: Imagery Patterns in Wharton's The Age of Innocence." Xavier University Studies 10.2 (1971): 19-25.
	www.wsu.edu /~campbelld/wharton/agebib.html (1588 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Great Movies :: The Age of Innocence (xhtml)
		"The Age of Innocence" is one of Scorsese's greatest films, improperly appreciated because, like "Kundun" (1997), it stands outside the main line of his work.
		I recently read The Age of Innocence again, impressed by how accurately the screenplay (by Jay Cocks and Scorsese) reflects the book.
		He was explaining why the director of "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" had made a film about characters defined by the social codes of New York society in the 1870s.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050814/REVIEWS08/508140301 (1402 words)

	The Age of Innocence
		Original Review: The Age of Innocence has been labeled by some venerable movie critics as "the most violent movie Martin Scorsese has ever made" - and this about the man who gave the world such shocking films as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas.
		Bernstein may have been 71 when he wrote it, but The Age of Innocence is infused with as much passion, sensitivity and creativeness as any young whippersnapper nowadays can muster.
		The whole thing is built almost solely upon variations of the lush main theme, written for a full and majestic orchestra, which is given a complete rendition in the opening track, 'The Age of Innocence'.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /ageinncd.htm (659 words)

	ENG 366 - The Age of Innocence
		Or in Wharton's case, more rich and more famous: she was already a wealthy, well-respected novelist in 1920 (and had published one earlier best seller, 1905's The House of Mirth), but The Age of Innocence (in addition to rewarding her very well financially) won Wharton the scholarly accolades she had long desired.
		Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence became an immediate best seller on its publication in 1920.
		Five film versions of Wharton's novel were made during her lifetime (she died in 1937).
	www.princeton.edu /~eng366/taoi.html (561 words)

	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: A searchable online version at The Literature Network
		Well, obviously it is nearly impossible to recieve the full meaning of such a book as The Age of Innocence until a little age and maturity is gained.
		I like this book very much.Newland suffered profoudly in making his final choice.In the film I appriate May' beauty and quiet personality.But just as the what kind of flower he gave to May and Ellen.He could live peacefully with May but his desire could not be fulfilled.
		I would suggest to the young readers who posted regarding their "hatred" of Wharton's amazing novel to wait ten years, then read it again before they make any more grand declarations of how they, and only they, are capable of judging the novel.
	www.online-literature.com /wharton/innocence (1030 words)

	The DVD Journal Quick Reviews: Age of Innocence
		The Age of Innocence (1993) takes place in the wealthy environs of turn-of-the-century New York City — a time and place where marriages were strictly coordinated so as to transfer wealth between generations and families.
		Columbia TriStar's The Age of Innocence presents a sumptuous anamorphic transfer (2.35:1), while the excellent Dolby Digital 5.1 audio works beautifully in both crowd scenes and exquisitely quiet moments (a French Dolby 2.0 Surround track is also included).
		Lewis and Pfeiffer have wonderfully intense chemistry in Innocence, and their moments together — though fully clothed — are so erotic that their sexual hunger is vigorously palatable.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/a/ageofinnocence.q.shtml (607 words)

	OUT LOUD - New Plays, No Net - THE AGE OF CONSENT (BroadwayWorld.com)
		Through interwoven monologues, Timmy, locked up since the age of ten, and Stephanie, the stage-mother from hell, take the audience on a darkly satirical and unflinching exploration of the shattering of childhood innocence.
		Ars Nova (voted “Best of New York 2004” by NY Magazine) and The Underwood Theater present, as part of the Out Loud reading series, The Age of Consent by Peter Morris.
		THE AGE OF CONSENT plays Monday, April 19 at 7 PM.
	www.broadwayworld.com /read.cfm?prid=28382 (660 words)

	Sydney Film Festival A sympathetic look at the complexities of old age Innocence, written and directed by Paul Cox
		Although films about those in their last years are not uncommon, Innocence challenges the usual cinematic clichés, which portray the elderly as figures of mirth, or pity, with few emotional requirements.
		Claire's spirit and passions have been reawakened and although she is afraid of the consequences for her family, she eventually decides to leave the marriage and follow her heart and the allure of exploring her first love again.
		Innocence, the director's eighteenth feature and latest work, which was premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, is a typical Cox film—restrained, intelligent and ironic.
	wsws.org /articles/2000/jul2000/sff3-j11.shtml (1125 words)

	Birth
		When it receives its fullest rendition, in the conclusive “Birth Waltz”, the theme seems to have resolved itself, resulting in a delightful performance which brings to mind Elmer Bernstein’s work on The Age of Innocence.
		As one of the films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, Birth courted controversy in the media for a scene in which Kidman and Bright share a naked bath together.
		Intentionally, there is very little conventional warmth to Birth; it’s almost as though Desplat is trying to convey the coldness of the New York setting, the grief Anna feels for the death of her husband, and her confusion following the appearance of “young Sean”.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /birthcd.htm (762 words)

	Baraka
		Fricke's imagery is overpoweringly beautiful, even that of desperate urban squalor, which may very well be another part of the film's purpose, to question how our culture's spiritually deficient, self-destructive path could have begun in such timeless, stately innocence.
		Unlike Reggio's films (including POWAQQATSI), which were scored by Philip Glass, BARAKA less effectively uses a variety of music sources, from chanting Dip Tse Ling monks to Dead Can Dance's "Host of Seraphim" to spacey New Age material by Michael Stearns.
		Thus, the crowded box-like Rio slum cuts to a towering mausoleum, while shots of an immense fiery furnace are intercut with the obscenely cold gas ovens at Auschwitz.
	cours.cegep-st-jerome.qc.ca /511-411-p.l/baraka.htm (532 words)

	BBC - Movies - review - Somersault DVD
		Aussie writer/director Cate Shortland made her feature film debut with Somersault, a coming-of-age drama that is all at once "erotic and unsettling".
		Like Somersault, it touches upon issues of lost innocence and unrequited love with a similarly lyrical feel and a series of visually striking images.
		He's a big advocate of the handheld camera which he says lends "energy and vibrancy" to the film, but more importantly allows the actors to express themselves freely for a more "reactive" style of shooting.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2005/08/03/somersault_2005_dvd_review.shtml (555 words)

	B.O.Y.S. Boys On Your Screen--Forthcoming Films
		Providing unique insight into the incredible cultural diversity that is New York City, this film profiles several kids from three schools (out of 60) at this dynamic age, when becoming that "cool" teenager vies for position with familiar innocence, while they learn the merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing.
		The film lingers on the rigors of the voyage: the sampan, the Malaysian detention camps, the illegal refugee ship, and the underground economy with near slavery in New York City.
		Premise/synopsis: The film is about a 12 years old boy whose world view is irrevocably altered when his gangster uncle comes to stay with him after being tossed out of the house by his wife.
	www.garcons.addr.com /Forthcoming.html (555 words)

	Casino . Tucson Weekly . 11-30-95
		A film that lodges midway between The Age of Innocence and Taxi Driver on the Scorsese scale.DeNiro, Joe Pesci and a bunch of jowly Italian guys have returned from Good Fellas to screw, bash and plug one another again as the director continues his romance with the Mafia mystique.
		Still, no one has as much style as Scorsese; the camera lurches and rolls through this film like the entire town of Vegas is a sinking ship.
		Set over more than a decade and thick with narration, Casino is an uncannily alienating movie.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/tw/c/casino.html (205 words)

	Film Scouts Reviews: Babe
		Brought home to the Hoggett farm to be fattened up for Christmas dinner, Babe (voice by Christine Cavanaugh) is adopted by a Border Collie named Fly (Miriam Margolyes of "The Age of Innocence") and her bustling brood of pups.
		Now add to the roster of Great Pigs on the Silver Screen, Babe the gallant pig, star of a delightfully screwy new family film.
		Film Scouts® is a registered trademark of Film Scouts LLC
	www.filmscouts.com /scripts/review.cfm?File=babe (172 words)

	2005 Sundance Film Festival Coverage
		As the film progresses it turns into something much much bigger as it grapples with issues of religion, community and coming of age in the South.
		The Squid and The Whale starts out as a film about a family dealing with the impact of divorce in the late '80s and then goes much much deeper, addressing the relationships between parents and their kids and the effect and impact of parents on their children's personalities.
		While the film is in English, it's narrated by 'Z' in Somalian (with subtitles) - a bold but brilliant choice that gives an insight into the experience of an immigrant in America.
	www.dvdtalk.com /features/003687.html (3253 words)

	Shaun Huston - WOU -- GEOG 207w Singles preview
		Do you think that the city in the film will become more or less recognizable as “Seattle” with the passage of time?
		How are these (post)modern urban tribes different from the social networks and groups explored in Crimes and Misdemeanors and The Age of Innocence?
		Looking back on the late 80s and early 90s, does the film come across as a parody of the “Seattle scene” or more of an “authentic record” of the period?
	www.wou.edu /~hustons/archive/Singles.html (194 words)

	Strange Days DVD review
		Just in time for the new millennium Fox Video releases a DVD Edition of "Strange Days." The film co-written by "Titanic" Writer/Director James Cameron with "The Age of Innocence" scribe Jay Cocks was not a theatrical hit when it was released in the fall of 1995 despite the all of the talent involved.
		The deleted scenes are work prints inter-cut with the final film so one can see where they would fit in and see how they add additional development to the film's characters and plot, but ultimately were unnecessary in the film's final cut.
		Therein lies my basic problem with this DVD, which is although Fox has done a nice job creating animated menus for "Strange Days," their DVD edition is essentially a transfer of the same materials found in the Fox Laserdisc release some years back.
	members.aol.com /RiveraM5/Strange.html (616 words)

	After Hours The A.V. Club
		From these embryonic beginnings, Scorsese set off on a journey that has led him to such far-flung places as 19th-century high society in The Age Of Innocence and the mountains of Tibet in Kundun.
		Even today, the film seems shockingly filthy for a such a soft-hearted tale of single motherhood: Burstyn unhesitatingly hails abuses on her bratty son (Alfred Lutter), who returns them in kind, and her romance with sensitive rancher Kris Kristofferson evolves on her terms.
		After a detour through Roger Corman's low-budget film school, where he emerged with Boxcar Bertha ("You just spent a year of your life making a piece of shit," John Cassavetes told him), Scorsese returned with Mean Streets, a galvanizing piece of personal filmmaking.
	avclub.com /content/node/8234 (837 words)

	Salt Lake City Weekly - Cinema - 981105 - Lolita
		Dominque Swain — who has never appeared in a film before, let alone taken an acting class — is absolutely stunning as Lolita, perfectly capturing the character's childish impishness and petulance as well as her coquettish sensuality and vulnerability.
		When Humbert first sees Lolita, lying on the lawn under the sprinklers, she appears to him from under the mist like a vision of longing from the past.
		She may have been the love of his life, but, as she tells him in a confession that shatters him, he was never the love of hers.
	www.slweekly.com /editorial/1998/cinema_981105.cfm (956 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: The Titanic
		When the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912 and sank two hours later, with over 1,500 souls losing their lives, the world also lost much of its innocence and faith in man as a superior being.
		Between 1912-1913, there were at least 100 songs about the Titanic published, including Leadbelly's recording of "Down with the Old Canoe." The first motion picture, starring survivor Dorothy Gibson and titled Saved from the Titanic, appeared just one month after the disaster and was filmed on the Titanic's sister ship, Olympic.
		The world was thrilled with the improvements the industrial age had brought to their lives and Titanic seemed to be the ultimate realization of their dreams; many began to speak of conquering Mother Nature.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419101228 (952 words)

	Alexis Smith Online Research :: Information about Alexis Smith
		Her final film, The Age of Innocence (1993) was released shortly after her death.
		Her earliest film roles were uncredited bit parts and it took several years for her career to gain momentum, but her appearance in The Constant Nymph was well received and led to bigger parts.
		Alexis Smith (June 8, 1921 in film â“ June 9, 1993 in film) was an Actor.
	in-northcarolina.com /search/Alexis_Smith.html (405 words)

	Media History Timeline: 1920s
		1920: Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence depicts callous New York society.
		1920: Transcontinental airmail in the U.S. German film expressionsim is established with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
		1922: Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North is the first feature film documentary.
	www.mediahistory.umn.edu /time/1920s.html (2226 words)

	Pretty Creepy Baby - MTV2's weird, shrieking doll. By Rob Walker
		This new Talking Baby is anything but cute, and in his case the appearance of innocence disguises crudeness and seething anger.
		Charlotte comedian Sean Keenan, who created the Talking Baby for his act at a club called The Perch, commented to Advertising Age columnist Richard Linnett that he's hoping the ads might lead to a Baby-based TV show or film.
		Each ad starts with a view of a little stage; the baby doll pops up, held and waved around by clearly visible hands.
	slate.msn.com /id/2086149 (592 words)

	The Mohican Board! [Bumppo's Redux!] - Rob Roy
		Watch him - and LISTEN to him - in The Crucible, and LOTM, and GONY, and The Age of Innocence, and the films he made with Jim Sheridan (The Boxer, In the Name of the Father) and all of the other films he's made.
		Posted - July 13 2004 : 12:25:49 PM The 1995 film Rob Roy is one of my favorite films.
		There are PLENTY of good SCOTS actors who could have done this role - and made it sound more authentic.
	www.mohicanpress.com /messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2392 (854 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Get Over It
		O'Haver's film carries a PG15 certificate which is a shame because its sickly sweet but undeniably warm look at romance on the rebound merits an audience below that age.
		Her scenes with Foster play more like real life than Hollywood hokum and there's a gentle innocence to the relationship which date back to the 70's TV shows O'Haver parodies throughout the film.
		Having received rave reviews for her performance as troubled schoolgirl Lux Lisbon in 'The Virgin Suicides', 'Get Over It' finds Kirsten Dunst exploring the happier side of teen traumas and first love.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2001/0607/getoverit.html (354 words)

	Festivals 2003: St. Petersburg, Cluj, Istanbul, Singapore, Karlovy Vary, Cinemaya, Locarno.
		The thrust of the film is the seasons of life, from innocence of childhood to self-centred maturity to selfless old age.
		This film is another statement of her stance on the oppression of women in patriarchal societies.
		The film presents him as part of a very unconventional family that includes Laurita, a marginal performer, her daughter and their maid, an ascorbic antidote to the ideal bourgeois family of the period.
	www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca /ff-032.htm (354 words)

	IGN: The Horror Geek Speaks: The Manson Family
		Since Charlie Manson himself was never at the Tate or La Bianca murders, this means the film focuses squarely on "The Family"—Manson's band of hippy followers who viewed the madman as some sort of twisted messiah and new age guru all rolled into one.
		Because of this, the film can't be taken as a literal recounting of what happened in those few months when America's innocence was finally lost once and for all—instead it's Van Bebber's interpretation of the events.
		The Manson Family is a far better film than anyone could have imagined—and given the complications during the birthing process, it's also a far more accomplished piece of cinema than it had any right to be.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/640/640981p1.html (354 words)

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