# The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

> An idealistic American heiress enters elite European society and discovers that the marriage promising refinement is designed to imprison her freedom and fortune.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22847

## Facts

- Runtime: 144 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Jane Campion
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Christian Bale, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117364/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: intellectual, melancholic, oppressive, quiet evening, literary film night

## Movies like The Portrait of a Lady

- [The Heiress (1949)](https://ember.film/movie/17489)
- [Firelight (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/24370)
- [Howards End (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/4025)
- [A Good Woman (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/9063)
- [The Wings of the Dove (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/30176)
- [Dangerous Liaisons (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/704)
- [The Luzhin Defence (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/35763)
- [An Ideal Husband (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/14229)
- [Damage (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/6041)
- [The House of Mirth (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/15124)

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