The Portrait of a Lady

1996
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The Portrait of a Lady
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Title: The Portrait of a Lady

Original Title: The Portrait of a Lady

Year: 1996

Info

  • Country: UK
  • Length: 144 Minutes (2 hours 24 min)
  • Genre: Drama Romance
  • Studios: Sogecine
  • Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)

Release Dates

  • UK: February 28 1997
  • United States: January 17 1997

Plot

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.

Awards

  • 1997 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 0

Cast

Director:

Jane Campion Jane Campion

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Isabel Archer

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Gilbert Osmond

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Madame Serena Merle

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Henrietta Stackpole

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Ralph Touchett

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Lord Warburton

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Edward Rosier

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