Society scion Newland Archer is engaged to May Welland, but his well-ordered life is upset when he meets May’s unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. At first, Newland becomes a defender of the Countess, whose separation from her abusive husband makes her a social outcast in the restrictive high society of late-19th Century New York, but he finds in her a companion spirit and they fall in love.
Martin Scorsese
Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas
17 Sep 1993 (USA)
Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 26 nominations.tt0106226 , Upper Class, New York, Lover, Countess, Lawyer, 19th Century