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The Portrait of a Lady

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PG13,2hrs 24min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

December 27, 1996

Director:

Jane Campion

Distributor:

Polygram Video

Starring:

Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey ...more

Synopsis: Jane Campion directed this expressive adaptation of the classic novel by Henry James. Isabel Archer (Nicole Kidman) is a young American woman who, after the death of her parents, has been sent to England to visit relatives. While her family's tragedy has left her penniless, Isabel's beauty has earned her the attentions of a number of eligible men. When Isabel turns down a proposal of marriage from the wealthy Lord Warburton (Richard E. Grant) because she does not love him, her cousin Ralph (Martin ... Full Synopsis

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	Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review Given The Piano's singular period story about an independent-minded woman, it is not surprising that Jane Campion's stylized version of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady (1996) is more of an interpretation rather than an adaptation. With an opening montage of modern women, Campion and screenwriter Laura Jones stake a claim to the contemporary resonance in the story of naïve American heiress Isabel ... Full Review

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	Nicole Kidman Isabel Archer John Malkovich Gilbert Osmond Barbara Hershey Madame Serena Merle Mary-Louise Parker Henrietta Stackpole

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