Release Date
December 24, 1996 (LA/NY)
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
Studio
Running Time
142 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature sensuality and some brief nudity
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 »
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