Winona Ryder keeps handwritten notes from directors as career mementos, and one in particular reveals how a few words changed her performance.During her recent appearance on Hot Ones, Ryder shared a story about working with Martin Scorsese on The Age of Innocence. The note she received for the scene was simple. "Kiss him twice."A note as simple as that could change the energy of an important, albeit quiet, scene."I have all those notes," Ryder said. "That was like the greatest thing in the world." - YouTube www.youtube.com Scorsese's Note on The Age of InnocenceThe Age of Innocence follows Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), a man promised to May (Ryder) while struggling with his feelings for May's cousin, Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer). The 1993 film, adapted from Edith Wharton's novel, takes place in Gilded Age New York society, where emotions remain unspoken and social restraint rules everything.The note referred to a scene in which her character confronts Newland. "When we're in Paris, and I basically destroy his plan," Ryder said.(It seems Ryder is misremembering some of the film's story, as it takes place primarily in New York, with scenes in Paris as an epilogue. The scene in question happens after a big farewell party for Ellen, who is leaving for Europe, and Newland hopes to see her in Paris soon after.)In a quiet meeting after the party, Newland tells May he plans to get away, leaving her behind (ostensibly to go after Ellen), but May tells him she's pregnant. She has already...
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