Featured Audience Ratings

• Emil K

  
  Uneven but very well acted and gorgeously shot film from always interesting Jane Campion who this time is using literary by Henry James' as an source for her emotionally complex costume-drama. The Portrait of a Lady is kinda film that keeps you oddly glued to the screen for… More
  Uneven but very well acted and gorgeously shot film from always interesting Jane Campion who this time is using literary by Henry James' as an source for her emotionally complex costume-drama. The Portrait of a Lady is kinda film that keeps you oddly glued to the screen for it's whole lenght but still you feel that there is something wrong with the pacing of the film. The screenplay by Laura Jones is way too all over the place for it's own good and is clearly full of too many characters and gets drown in it's own complexity. I still do admire the ambition behind this flawed film. There are typical surreal touches from Campion here that are deeply influenced by German expressionism. Campion also once again shows her capability with her actors. Never before has Nicole Kidman shown us this much depth or complexity as an actress. Her screen presence dominates nearly every scene and she carries it all easily. I truly think that her role as a Isabel Archer was her major breakthrough role. Barbara Hershey and John Malkovich delivers dynamite supporting roles also, but this is definetly a film that belongs to Kidman. With her lenser Stuart Dryburgh and composer Wojciech Kilar, Campion has made a fascinating film, but one that feels to need a true beating heart in it. Somehow it feels a bit emotionally distant and too cold for my taste like this.

• Leo L

  
  Fantastic!

• Linda K

  
  Film not so good but Malkovich nailed it!