The Age of Innocence (1993)

Siân Phillips: Mrs. Archer

Quotes 

• 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?

• 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."