Scorsese geeking out over corsets? This is cinema history's most unlikely obsession.
A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. It features a conversation between Scorsese and the star of the film, Daniel Day Lewis, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage.
Direction
Scorsese's passion for Wharton is unexpectedly tender.
Cinematography
Ballhaus explains candlelight as narrative weapon.
Production
Ferretti's sets built emotional prisons, not just rooms.
Director
Laura Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scorsese originally wanted Michelle Pfeiffer for Countess Olenska after working with her on Goodfellas' 'Layla' montage.
This 25-minute doc reveals Scorsese saw Wharton's novel as secretly violent — emotional bloodsport beneath white gloves.
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