The Portrait of a Lady (film)

The Portrait of a Lady
Theatrical release poster
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	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
Cinematography	Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by	Veronika Jenet
Music by	Wojciech Kilar
Production company	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Distributed by	Gramercy Pictures (United States) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom)[2]
Release dates	28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) (Venice) 24 December 1996 (1996-12-24) (United States) 28 February 1997 (1997-02-28) (United Kingdom)
Running time	142 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States[1]
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).