The Portrait of a Lady (film)
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| Directed by | Jane Campion |
| Written by | Laura Jones |
| Starring | Nicole Kidman |
| Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures (US theatrical) |
| Release date(s) |  28 August 1996 (premiere at VFF) 24 December 1996 February 6, 1997 28 February 1997 |
| Running time | 142 mins. |
| Language | English |
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The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 film adaptation of Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady directed Jane Campion.
The film stars Nicole Kidman, Barbara Hershey, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Duvall, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Winters, Viggo Mortensen, Valentina Cervi, Christian Bale, and John Gielgud.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film tells the story of Isabel Archer (Kidman), a young woman of independent means whose innocence ultimately sees her manipulated by her 'friend' Madame Merle (Hershey) and the devious Gilbert Osmond (Malkovich).
The film is relatively faithful to the novel but caused controversy with an interpolated dream sequence in which Isabel has an erotic fantasy involving all of her suitors.
[edit] Awards
The film was released in 1996 and won several awards for costuming, screenplay, and for Hershey and Donovan.[1]
[edit] Trivia
Kidman wore a corset in the film to to take her waist down to 19 inches. She also spent two weeks in bed after filming, diagnosed as suffering from "emotional stress
[edit] External link
The Portrait of a Lady (film) at the Internet Movie Database
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