I did not really like the movie, at first. Nice, okay, but that was all, I thought.. Meanwhile I read the novel, watched the film again and again... And I love it more and more! Okay, NOTHING compares to "The Piano", but it's simply stunning.
Jane Campion (what a director!) tells the fascinating story of Isabel in unforgettable pictures and very true to the original novel of Henry James. Nicole Kidman is just made to play the main-character and the whole cast is without exception astonishing and powerful.
Kilar's musical score... A dream! Ardent, subtle themes, flowing and catchy. But not only that: The film succeeded in picking out the two most beautiful Piano-Pieces Franz Schubert ever composed; and melts story, pictures and music perfectly together.
To all the people who don't like or even hate "The Portrait of a Lady": I'd like to point out, it is a masterpiece! Point.
Watch it in a rainy afternoon, listen closely to the music and check out the - without a doubt - most beautiful ending of film-history!
Thank you.
Jane Campion (what a director!) tells the fascinating story of Isabel in unforgettable pictures and very true to the original novel of Henry James. Nicole Kidman is just made to play the main-character and the whole cast is without exception astonishing and powerful.
Kilar's musical score... A dream! Ardent, subtle themes, flowing and catchy. But not only that: The film succeeded in picking out the two most beautiful Piano-Pieces Franz Schubert ever composed; and melts story, pictures and music perfectly together.
To all the people who don't like or even hate "The Portrait of a Lady": I'd like to point out, it is a masterpiece! Point.
Watch it in a rainy afternoon, listen closely to the music and check out the - without a doubt - most beautiful ending of film-history!
Thank you.