of 5.9/10. The consensus summarizes: "Beautiful, indulgently heady, and pretentious, The Portrait of a Lady paints Jane Campion's directorial shortcomings in too bright a light." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale. Accolades Home media On December 11, 2012, Shout! Factory released The Portrait of a Lady: Special Edition on DVD and Blu-ray. See also Cinema of Australia Notes References External links 1996 films American romantic drama films 1990s feminist films Films based on works by Henry James Films based on American novels Films directed by Jane Campion Films set in Italy Films set in the 19th century Films scored by Wojciech Kilar British romantic drama films Films produced by Steve Golin PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films Gramercy Pictures films 1996 romantic drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s British films