Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

1948 · 86 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (125 votes)
Dir. William Dieterle · Starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Cecil Kellaway, David Wayne · Music Dimitri Tiomkin

“The screen's most romantic team!”

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In Depression-era New York, painter Eben Adams despairs at his lack of success. One cold winter evening in Central Park, he meets enigmatic, old-fashioned Jennie Appleton, who captures his fancy when she asks him to wait for her to grow up. Soon after, Eben sells a sketch of Jennie to kindly art dealer Miss Spinny and, as he meets the oddly mutable Jennie in fleeting moments, begins to realize they share a special destiny.

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A hauntingly beautiful romance that feels like a dream. The film washes over you with its ethereal atmosphere and painterly visuals, evoking a sense of timeless love and artistic inspiration.

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