The Portrait of a Lady
List Price:
Our Price: $8.20
You Save: $11.78 (59%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.49 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Beatrix Lehmann, Edward Fox, Richard Chamberlain, Sarah Brackett, Suzanne NeveBrand: BFS ENT and Multimedia Limi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
DVD Reviews of The Portrait of a Lady
DVD Review: Stagebound Adaptation of a Classic
Summary: 3 Stars
This television movie was very popular at the time of its release in 1968, now its luster has somewhat diminished and may only appeal to those familiar with the story. Nevertheless, it's worth the while. This interpretation is a much more faithful version of Henry James's novel than Jane Campion's 1996 version (with its talking beans and bewildering title sequence featuring what seemed to be a contemporary day in the woods for a women's college), yet it's that same faithfulness that is also its biggest weak spot.
The opening third of the novel has often been criticized as being slow; while it sets up the characters well, the true story doesn't gain momentum until Isabel meets Madame Merle and goes to Florence. The first hour is a bit slow, (even though I don't really have a problem with the opening of the novel) and it took me a while to warm up to Suzanne Neve as Isabel. I found Neve to be the strongest after Isabel marries Gilbert Osmond and she matures. I also had to think of this production as a stage play because the directing style reflects that: characters have their backs turned to the person they're addressing, the acting style is overemphatic but by the second hour, I got over the bad American accents and found myself enjoying it immensely.
It's interesting to note that both filmed versions of "Portrait" have never told the story to the very last pages. I think a lot of people have problems with Isabel's final decision, and it would bring down the viewers, as it has many readers. We want Isabel to have much more hopeful future than James gave to her.
Description of The Portrait of a Lady
PORTRAIT OF A LADY - DVD MovieBestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
The Good Doctor (Broadway Theatre Archive)Kultur; Release date: 2002-06-11; DVD
Best price: $13.51
Price in other shops:
The Last Wave (The Criterion Collection)Image Entertainment; Release date: 2001-11-27; DVD
Best price: $17.35
Price in other shops:
MiddlemarchWEA; Release date: 2005-04-19; DVD
Best price: $6.76
Price in other shops:
CamilleIMG; Release date: 2011-01-04; DVD
Best price: $7.05
Price in other shops:
The Golden BowlVMK; Release date: 2001-11-06; DVD
Best price: $3.89
Price in other shops:
The Pavilion (No Shelter From the Storm)DVD
Best price: $9.95
The Bourne Identity (TV Miniseries)CHAMBERLAIN,RICHARD; Release date: 2002-08-27; DVD
Best price: $49.97
Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryPAR; Release date: 2011-04-05; DVD
Best price: $10.62
Price in other shops:
![Last Of The Belles [Slim Case] Image](/images/Last-Of-The-Belles-Slim-Case-B000BGSY1K-X.jpg)
Last Of The Belles [Slim Case]Release date: 2008-01-01; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
Portrait of a LadyRelease date: 1997-11-19; DVD
Best price: $90.00