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...certainly not by the opening credits of "The Portrait of a Lady." As images of young women in various poses and distinctly 20th century attire drift on to the screen, you think for a moment that you've stumbled into the wrong theatre. Then you realize it's Jane Campion directing, and you brace yourself for a completely "reinterpretive" take on the Henry James classic...
HENRY JAMES Jane Austen had her cinematic moment. Portrait of a Lady gives the Master his star turn...
...film opens with black-and-white shots of modern young women in the postures of liberation. An hour later there is a surrealist and, by Victorian standards, very racy peek into Isabel Archer's fantasy life. In every way, The Portrait of a Lady, director Jane Campion's version of the Henry James novel, provides steeply raked, hugely self-conscious angles on Isabel, who is often glimpsed in a murky bluish light. It's as if Campion were determined not to shoot a single frame that might be confused with a Merchant-Ivory production...
...column referring to Indonesian billionaire James Riady [NOTEBOOK, Dec. 16], Margaret Carlson misstated a New York Times news article and confused it with an editorial. The facts of our article are indisputable: before the election, the White House ignored the advice of two of its lawyers, Jane Sherburne and Mark Fabiani, and withheld from the public information about President Clinton's meetings with Riady. On advice of Bruce Lindsey, the President's aide and good friend, the meetings, which included discussions of foreign policy, were simply called "social calls." Clinton's spokesman, Michael McCurry, has since acknowledged that "social calls...
...Pride and Prejudice (A&E) Having arrived just when it seemed Austen-mania could be borne no longer, this lush production radiantly revived the rage for Jane. With perfectly observed sets and a keen grasp of the subversive social themes that underlie Austen's comedy, this mini-series put its competition to shame. PBS' Moll Flanders...