The Portrait of a Lady

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.

Created by Massimo Andrioli, Franco Monterosso

Network

• Rai 1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Ileana Ghione

  Isabel Archer

  4 eps

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  Paolo Graziosi

  Ralph Touchett

  4 eps

• 

  Claudia Giannotti

  Henrietta Stackpole

  4 eps

• 

  Olga Villi

  Madame Merle

  4 eps

Themes

• based on novel or book
• miniseries
• literary adaptation
• abusive marriage
• psychological realism
• societal norms

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