Episode 292: The Age of Innocence on Screen
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On today’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore to discuss film adaptations of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Atlee begins outlining the history of screen adaptations of Edith Wharton’s novels, some of which were made during her own lifetime. Angelina and Thomas talk about their high standards for movie adaptations of books and how Scorsese’s film surpassed their expectations. Together they discuss Scorsese’s inspiration for this film, the painstaking detail of each scene in the film, how the editing enhanced the audience’s understanding of the characters’ emotions, and so much more! Also, Atlee’s list of Scorsese’s influences for making The Age of Innocence can be found here.
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Commonplace Quotes:
I generally had to give in.
Napoleon Buonaparte
It is the most violent film I have ever made.
Martin Scorsese
There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.
Frank Capra, from The Name Above the Title
The Untold Want
by Walt Whitman
The untold want by life and land ne’er granted,
Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find.
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The Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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