The Portrait Of A Lady

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The portrait of a lady. The portrait of a lady novel by henry james published in three volumes in 1881. The main delight of the novel is in the characters they are all exquisitely crafted and richly draped. The portrait of a lady henry james the portrait of a lady is a novel by henry james first published as a serial in the atlantic monthly and macmillan s magazine in 1880 81 and then as a book in 1881. Directed by céline sciamma.

It is one of james s most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The portrait of a lady also stars john gielgud mary louise parker christian bale and shelley winters. On an isolated island in brittany at the end of the eighteenth century a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. The masterpiece of the first phase of james s career the novel is a study of isabel archer a young american woman of great promise who travels to europe and becomes a victim of her own provincialism.

The portrait of a lady is a novel by henry james first published as a serial in the atlantic monthly and macmillan s magazine in 1880 81 and then as a book in 1881. The heroine of this powerful novel often considered james s greatest work is the vivacious young american isabel archer. A wonderful film that is sublime in all ways possible. Grant shelley winters viggo mortensen valentina cervi christian bale and john gielgud.

The film stars nicole kidman barbara hershey john malkovich mary louise parker martin donovan shelley duvall richard e. The portrait of a lady is henry james s classic novel featuring the strong and spirited isabel archer the embodiment of women s independence and strength. Despite its density the portrait of a lady is more accessible than james later novels including the ambassadors oxford world s classics and is a good place to start with this classic author. The portrait of a lady is a 1996 film adaptation of henry james s 1881 novel the portrait of a lady directed by jane campion.

Mark deming rovi jane campion directed this expressive adaptation of the classic novel.