The Buccaneers fans need to stream this 'masterpiece' drama film from the same author
The Buccaneers fans are encouraged to give this sumptuous period masterpiece a try as it's inspired by another novel by acclaimed author, Edith Wharton.
Apple TV+'s popular drama set during the Gilded Age recently returned for its second season, which will conclude next Wednesday, 6th August.
It follows a band of five wealthy, rebellious young women who move from the United States to London in the 1870s and immediately cause a stir with scandals, affairs and criminal activities.
Based on an unfinished novel by Wharton, The Buccaneers has developed a passionate cult following thanks to its provocative feminist themes and outrageous plot twists and storylines.
While fans are waiting for a potential third season, this 1993 film based on arguably Wharton's most celebrated novel is definitely worth your attention.
Directed by Hollywood visionary Martin Scorsese and featuring an all-star cast led by Daniel Day Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer, The Age of Innocence is currently streaming on Prime Video.
This sweeping romance, also set in the 1870s, follows a wealthy New York attorney who finds himself caught between two women, conformist May Welland (played by Ryder) and unconventional Countess Ellen Olenska (Pfeiffer).
Best known for crime epics such as Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street, many movie buffs insist The Age of Innocence is secretly one of Scorsese's best films.
One effusive five-star Google review piled on the praise: 'This film is every bit as brutal as the vintage Scorsese mafia films. Only, here it's all emotional. No dead bodies. The film is a lesson in diplomacy and subtlety to a world that has become almost irredeemably overt.
'The cast is marvellous, includes some all time greats. The costumes, cinematography - very appealing. Underrated. Masterpiece.'
Someone else agreed: 'Such an intelligent and beautifully made Scorsese film, faithful to the novel for which Edith Wharton won a Pulitzer Prize.
'Watching this movie again, 32 years later, the young actors are all so strikingly gorgeous, especially the radiant Michelle Pfeiffer. The theme of an individual struggling against the constraints of society is timeless.'
The praise continued over on Letterboxd, where one fan raved: 'One of the great underrated films of the 1990s and probably the most neglected film of Martin Scorsese's career.
'It is a brilliant costume drama with a repressed but emotive performance from Daniel Day Lewis, matched in almost every scene by Michelle Pfeiffer.'
And a final user made a bold declaration: 'Rewatch confirms what I've suspected for a while: this is Martin Scorsese's very best movie.'
Readers and cinephiles alike shouldn't miss out on this opportunity to dive into the rich and heartbreaking world of The Age of Innocence at their nearest opportunity.
The Age of Innocence is available to stream on Prime Video. The Buccaneers season 2 concludes Wednesday, 6th August on Apple TV+.
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