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The Portrait of a Lady

1 season

A slow, elegant descent into disappointment, watching a free spirit slowly realize the trap she has chosen for herself.

Created by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nell Tiger Free, Jim Sturgess, Gemma Arterton
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 realisation of her own choices.

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Created by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nell Tiger Free, Jim Sturgess, Gemma Arterton
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • class
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Written by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Starring
Nell Tiger Free, Jim Sturgess, Gemma Arterton, Hugh Skinner, Hamish Frew, Jack Wolfe, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One, PBS
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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