Every Martin Scorsese Movie Ranked Worst To Best

On paper, at least, Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence is the farthest project from his usual appetites - a romantic costume drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man who falls for two women (Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer, both divine) and finds his worlds colliding.

But look closer, and it couldn't be better suited to Scorsese, who makes ample use of Day-Lewis's desperation and crushed spirit to craft an immaculate, heartrending portrayal of desire, faithfulness and identity every bit as powerful as the filmmaker's most violent and bloody tales.

Adding to its emotional power, The Age of Innocence is visually sublime, complete with some of Scorsese's most eye-popping set pieces and costume design courtesy of an Oscar-winning Gabriella Pascucci that, whilst scene-stealing, does nothing to take away from the haunted characters at the film's tender centre.