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Adaptation of The Portrait of a Lady Henry James , 1881 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Portrait of a Lady
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Film based on Henry James's 1880-1881 novel about a young American woman travelling through Europe and attempting to negotiate both marriage and independence.

Contents

* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
:
Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface, Laura Jones , single work criticism
Adapting Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1881) to the screen.
(p. v-x)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Propaganda Films ,
      1994 .
      Extent: 136 leavesp.
      Edition info: Second draft: April 1994
      (Manuscript) assertion
    • c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Propaganda Films ,
      1996 .
      image of person or book cover 7241562818896939769.jpg
      Screen cap from promotional trailer
      Extent: 144min.p.

Works about this Work

The Film Text as Palimpsest : Translating Women's Gaze from Page to Screen. The Portrait of a Lady as Case in Point Adelina Sánchez Espinosa , Elisa Costa Villaverde , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Translating Gender 2011; (p. 227-236)
Jane Campion's Women's Films : Art Cinema and the Postfeminist Rape Narrative Shelley Cobb , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Rape in Art Cinema 2010; (p. 99-111)

Examines how Jane Campion's films 'all subvert the conservative conclusions of the postfeminist rape narrative by mixing mainstream and art cinema aesthetics' (p.100).

Color and Fluids : The (In)Visibility of The Portrait of a Lady Elizabeth Watkins , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: There She Goes : Feminist Filmmaking and Beyond 2009; (p. 195-207)
Jane Campion and the International Theme : From The Portrait of a Lady to An Angel at My Table Jean Bessiere , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jane Campion : Cinema, Nation, Identity 2009; (p. 157-174)
Portraits of a Woman : Jane Campion and Henry James Irène Bessière , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jane Campion : Cinema, Nation, Identity 2009; (p. 125-138)
Preface Laura Jones , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Portrait of a Lady 1996; (p. v-x)
Adapting Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1881) to the screen.
That's No Lady ... She's a Post-Structuralist Juliet M.J. Peers , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 41 no. 11 1997; (p. 31-33)
The Search for Cinematic Identity and a Good Man : Jane Campion's Appropriation of James's Portrait Alan Nadel , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Henry James Review , Spring vol. 18 no. 2 1997; (p. 180-183)
'Conscious Observation of a Lovely Woman' : Jane Campion's Portrait of a Lady Nancy Bentley , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Henry James Review , Spring vol. 18 no. 2 1997; (p. 174-179)
The Portrait of a Body Virginia Wright Wexman , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Henry James Review , Spring vol. 18 no. 2 1997; (p. 184-186)

Awards

1997 nominated USC Scripter Award University of Southern California Scripter Award
1997 nominated International Press Academy Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay: Adaptation
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