spoken language:Englishrnrnsubtitle: Chinesernrnhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117364/rnrnrnDirected byrnJane CampionrnrnrnWriting creditsrnHenry James (novel)rnLaura Jones rnrnrnrnRelease Date:24 December 1996 (USA) more rnGenre:Drama more rnPlot Summary:Isabel Archer, an American heiress and free thinker travels to Europe to find herself. She tactfully rebuffs the advances of Caspar Goodwood... more rnPlot Keywords:Art / Heritage / Historical / Independence / Marital Abuse more rnAwards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more rnrnrnrnrnrn Nicole Kidman ... Isabel Archer rnrn John Malkovich ... Gilbert Osmond rnrn Barbara Hershey ... Madame Serena Merle rnrn Mary-Louise Parker ... Henrietta Stackpole rnrn Martin Donovan ... Ralph Touchett rnrn Shelley Winters ... Mrs. Touchett rn Richard E. Grant ... Lord Warburton rnrn Shelley Duvall ... Countess Gemini rnrn Christian Bale ... Edward Rosier rnrn Viggo Mortensen ... Caspar Goodwood rnrn Valentina Cervi ... Pansy Osmond rnrn John Gielgud ... Mr. Touchett rnrn Roger Ashton-Griffiths ... Bob Bantling rn Catherine Zago ... Mother Superior rn Alessandra Vanzi ... Nun #2