| The Portrait of a Lady | |
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| Directed by | Jane Campion |
| Screenplay by | Laura Jones |
| Based on | The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James |
| Produced by | Steve Golin Monty Montgomery |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Edited by | Veronika Jenet |
| Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures (United States) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom)[1] |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States[2] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $20 million[3] |
The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 British-American film directed by Jane Campion and adapted by Laura Jones from Henry James' 1881 novel of the same name.
The film stars Nicole Kidman, Barbara Hershey, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Duvall, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Winters, Viggo Mortensen, Valentina Cervi, Christian Bale, and John Gielgud. It received two nominations at the 69th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Hershey) and Best Costume Design (Janet Patterson).
The film tells the story of Isabel Archer, an innocent young woman of independent means manipulated by her "friend" Madame Merle, and the devious Gilbert Osmond.
- ^ "The Portrait of a Lady (1996)". BBFC. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "The Portrait of a Lady". bfi. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "International Star Chart". Screen International. 5 September 1997. pp. 16–17.