The Age of Innocence (1993)
Siân Phillips: Mrs. Archer
Quotes
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Mrs. Archer : Poor Ellen. We must always remember the eccentric bringing up she had. What can you expect of a girl who's allowed to wear black satin at her Coming Out Ball?
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Sillerton Jackson : Certain nuisances escape Beaufort.
Mrs. Archer : Oh, necessarily, Beaufort is a vulgar man.
Newland Archer : Nevertheless, no business nuisance escapes him. Most of New York trusts him with its affairs.
Mrs. Archer : My grandfather, Newland, always used to say to mother, "Don't let that fellow Beaufort be introduced to the girls."