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Nicole Kidman stars in this dark, elaborate adaptation of Henry James's novel, director Jane Campion's follow-up to THE PIANO. American Isabel Archer (Kidman) visits her wealthy relatives in 1872 England, where she turns down an offer of marriage by a kind and rich suitor (Richard E. Grant) in order to see the world and experience life. Her consumptive cousin (Martin Donovan) is secretly in love with her and arranges that she inherit a fortune so she can fulfill this desire, but she lets herself be seduced into marriage by a manipulative, egotistical aesthete named Osmond (John Malkovich). As Osmond works to subjugate her, it's up to Isabel to see the truth and earn back her dying cousin's faith. The stellar cast includes Viggo Mortenson, Mary-Louise Parker, Shelley Winters, Christian Bale, Shelley Duvall, Valentina Cervi as Osmond's beautiful, dominated daughter, and, best of all, Barbara Hershey as Madame Servena, Isabel's scheming friend. The moving, nuanced performances are complemented and at times even eclipsed by Janet Patterson's ethereal costume designs, the decadently dark color schemes, and Campion's graceful camera movements.Product Identifiers
UPC0044004379724
eBay Product ID (ePID)3251520
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Nicole Kidman
EditionWidescreen and Full Screen
RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitlePortrait of a Lady
DirectorJane Campion
FormatDVD
Release Year1997
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatWidescreen and Full Frame
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleJohn Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Nicole Kidman
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19971118