martin scorsese be definatley one of the great director of the past century and with this work and he prove ( along with kundun ) that his verizons span beyond his classic like mean street and rag bull and goodfellas and though those work be some of the best in the american history of film . here in the age of innocence and scorsese depicts ( with the help of edith wharton novel ) of a time in new york when thing when thing be elegant and though also brutal in the deep . daniel day lewis play a man who be tear between marry a woman he like ( winona ryder ) and make her family happy as well and or choose a tempting woman with a free mind ( michelle pfieffer ) . this could sound like arthur in the 19th century and but the director handle the material so carefully it work very well along with fine performance and excellent photography by long time collaborator michael ballhaus ( who also provide my favorite scene in movie in the cobana long shot in goodfellas ) . one of the best film of 1993. a plus .