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The Portrait of a Lady

1975 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy literary drama that slowly tightens around a woman's choices, rewarding patience with quiet, aching disillusionment.

Created by
Massimo Andrioli, Franco Monterosso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ileana Ghione, Paolo Graziosi, Claudia Giannotti
Overview
Spirited American heiress Isabel Archer travels to Europe, where she navigates a complex web of relationships, ultimately committing to a fateful marriage to the charming but cruel Gilbert Osmond. This leads to profound disappointment and a tragic realization of her own choices.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Massimo Andrioli, Franco Monterosso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ileana Ghione, Paolo Graziosi, Claudia Giannotti
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • love
  • freedom
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Created by
Massimo Andrioli, Franco Monterosso
Written by
Massimo Andrioli, Franco Monterosso
Starring
Ileana Ghione, Paolo Graziosi, Claudia Giannotti, Olga Villi, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Milly, Roberto Bisacco, Nando Gazzolo
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Rai 1
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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