Directed by:
Jane CampionScreenplay:
Laura JonesComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall, Christian Bale (more)Plots(1)
Isabel Archer (Nicole Kidman) is a young American woman who, after the death of her parents, has been sent to England to visit relatives. While her family's tragedy has left her penniless, Isabel's beauty has earned her the attentions of a number of eligible men. When Isabel turns down a proposal of marriage from the wealthy Lord Warburton (Richard E. Grant) because she does not love him, her cousin Ralph (Martin Donovan), who is also smitten with her, arranges for his father to leave her a fortune before succumbing to tuberculosis so that she may live as an independent woman. Isabel takes a tour of Europe, where she meets Madame Merle (Barbara Hershey), a jaded sophisticate and matchmaker who introduces her to Gilbert Osmond (John Malkovich), a widowed American artist living abroad. Isabel falls in love with Gilbert and they marry, but his sloth and opportunism soon begin to wear on her, and three years later she is desperate to get out of their relationship. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Nicole Kidman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/003/165003860_8743a0.jpg)
Nicole Kidman
USA
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Others (2001)
![John Malkovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/542/164542331_1727d2.jpg)
John Malkovich
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Changeling (2008)
The Killing Fields (1984)
![Barbara Hershey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/880/158880897_6dc028.jpg)
Barbara Hershey
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Mary-Louise Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/824/161824760_2f6697.jpg)
Mary-Louise Parker
USA
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV movie)
![Martin Donovan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269127_0dde91.jpg)
Martin Donovan
USA
Best movies:
Trust (1990)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Insomnia (2002)
![Shelley Winters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/015/163015971_c58f37.jpg)
Shelley Winters
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
An Average Little Man (1977)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
![Richard E. Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806906_402e7e.jpg)
Richard E. Grant
Swaziland
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Logan (2017)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
![Shelley Duvall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/710/168710374_d9w2v3.jpg)
Shelley Duvall
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Annie Hall (1977)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Christian Bale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/684/166684963_5c701f.jpg)
Christian Bale
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
The Prestige (2006)
![Viggo Mortensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212070_5586a6.png)
Viggo Mortensen
USA
Best movies:
![Valentina Cervi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/877/162877052_c33430.png)
Valentina Cervi
Italy
Best movies:
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
Jane Eyre (2011)
Zen (2011) (series)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/549/161549253_2932e7.png)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Shadowlands (1993)
Amy Lindsay
USA
Best movies:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Camp Takota (2014)
Intimacy (2001)
![Pat Roach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/163/167163841_9dd299.jpg)
Pat Roach
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
![Angus Mackay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477697_889ac7.jpg)
Angus Mackay
UK
Best movies:
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Darling (1965)
Achille Brugnini
Best movies:
The Two Popes (2019)
Il papa buono (2003) (TV movie)
Il Divo (2008)
Catherine Zago
Best movies:
The Comics 2 (1991)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Artemisia (1997)
Satnam Bhogal
Best movies:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)