[An] exquisite and anguished adaptation...

| Nov 21, 2022

Society in turn-of-the-century New York shows its harsh, unforgiving, duplicitous face in frozen looks from Anthony LaPaglia, Dan Aykroyd, and Laura Linney,

| Sep 16, 2020

Lily's downfall plays out as an event of great pathos, because the act of dethroning her occurs without the characters and Davies' own diegesis voicing it at every stage.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 15, 2018

Meticulously made with graceful style, Terence Davies' adaptation of Wharton is superior to Scorsese's Age of Innocence, the author's other famous novel.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 18, 2012

A very worthwhile adaptation of Wharton's novel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Anderson gives an astounding performance, trading in Scully's skepticism for Lily's all-too-fragile confidence.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 21, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 12, 2004

Everything about the film feels ornate but funereal, like an airless luxury suite on the last night of an affair.

| Jan 2, 2004

Besides his remarkable ability to render a profound sense of past in all his films, Davies can uncannily map out the emotions of his characters via his mise-en-scene.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 1, 2003

| Original Score: 0/4 | Jul 2, 2003

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 19, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2003

Ultimately, each passing minute equates to another cruel twist of the knife, and the audience cannot help but be riveted.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 8, 2002

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 30, 2002

It's a work of great artistry and integrity...

| Original Score: A | Sep 2, 2002

Lily is played by a lustrous Gillian Anderson, who is quite good at keeping a lovely, impenetrable mask in place as Lily moves through her rounds of parties, opening night galas and dinners.

| Jun 10, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 22, 2002

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 5, 2002