The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

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... Full synopsis »