I for one was. Though I have never read the Henry James novel on which
it is based, I never once found "The Portrait of a Lady" to be confusing
or boring(though I can understand why some folks would find it so).
Being mildly underwhelmed when I saw "The Piano", it's rather surprising
to think that a restrained, moody period movie held my attention so much
better then that other, more widely praised film. Possibly it may be
that Nicole Kidman was in this film; and I find her to be a fascinating,
wonderful actress(beautiful to boot). But she luckily is surrounded by
an almost equally interesting cast, i.e Martin Donovan as the
consumptive, secretly loving cousin. In short, I would recommend giving
this film a try.
it is based, I never once found "The Portrait of a Lady" to be confusing
or boring(though I can understand why some folks would find it so).
Being mildly underwhelmed when I saw "The Piano", it's rather surprising
to think that a restrained, moody period movie held my attention so much
better then that other, more widely praised film. Possibly it may be
that Nicole Kidman was in this film; and I find her to be a fascinating,
wonderful actress(beautiful to boot). But she luckily is surrounded by
an almost equally interesting cast, i.e Martin Donovan as the
consumptive, secretly loving cousin. In short, I would recommend giving
this film a try.