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Film · 1996

The Portrait of a Lady

Directed by Jane Campion · starring Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich and Barbara Hershey

  • 2 h 24 min
  • 12
  • Drama · Romance
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 27 February 1997
  • 8.0 Users5 votes
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Synopsis

Isabel Archer 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 because she does not love him, her cousin Ralph, who is also smitten with her, arranges for his father to leave her a fortune before succumbing to tuberculosis so that she may live as an independent woman. Isabel takes a tour of Europe, where she meets Madame Merle, a jaded sophisticate and matchmaker who introduces her to Gilbert Osmond, a widowed American artist living abroad. Isabel falls in love with Gilbert and they marry, but his sloth and opportunism soon begin to wear on her, and three years later she is desperate to get out of their relationship.

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The essentials

Runtime
144 min2 hours and 24 minutes
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is The Portrait of a Lady?
2 hours and 24 minutes (144 minutes).
When was The Portrait of a Lady released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 27 February 1997.
Who directed The Portrait of a Lady?
Jane Campion.
Who is in The Portrait of a Lady?
It stars Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey and Mary-Louise Parker.
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Cast

Full cast (14)
Director
Jane Campion
Producers
Steve Golin

Reviews

8.0 5 votes
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Awards

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Soundtrack

All 12 songs
  1. Six Cavatines Op 39 ('Ah! Non dir che non t'adoro')Maurizia Barazzoni, soprano Spotify
  2. Six Cavatines Op 39 ('Par che di giubilo')Maurizia Barazzoni, soprano Spotify
  3. Concerto No. 5 in F Minor for Harpsichord and Strings, BWV 1056Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Spotify
  4. Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op 90 No. 4, D899Adapted for screen, Brian Lock, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Spotify

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