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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

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Release Date: December 24, 1996 (LA/NY)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 142 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for mature sensuality and some brief nudity.
Director: Jane Campion
Writer: Henry James, Laura Jones
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Valentina Cervi, John Gielgud, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Catherine Zago

The much-anticipated adaptation of the classic Henry James novel introduces the boldly independent heroine, Isabel Archer (NICOLE KIDMAN), just as she rejects a most lucrative marriage proposal in favor of her hunger to experience the world. The film is set against the grand European background of splendid wealth and Old-World sensibilities, and layered with contemporary resonance.

Isabel's defiant refusal stuns her suitor, as well as the relative with whom she is staying in England. However, an Read more

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