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The Portrait of a Lady

Summary: An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.

Release Date: January 17, 1997

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Jane Campion

Writers: Henry James

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films

Distributor: PolyGram Video, Shout! Factory, The Criterion Channel, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 3,692,836

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