Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Eben Adams is a struggling artist in Depression era New York who has never been able to find inspiration for a painting. One day, after he finally finds someone to buy a painting from him, a young girl named Jennie Appleton appears and strikes up an unusual friendship with Eben. (imdb)
Genres: Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Directed By: William Dieterle
Written By: Paul Osborn, Robert Nathan, Leonardo Bercovici, Peter Berneis
Starring: Anne Francis, Lillian Gish, Joseph Cotten, David Wayne, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Ethel Barrymore, Jennifer Jones, Felix Bressart, Clem Bevans, Albert Sharpe, Florence Bates
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Thing about films that rely on two characters falling passionately in love, you've really got to feel it, or else the whole thing falls to pieces? What did Eben see in Jennie? She was... innocent, maybe? What did Jennie see in Eben? He was.... there.
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"William Dieterle's 1948 masterpiece Portrait of Jennie is not only an unabashedly romantic melodrama but also a fascinating ghost story." - Ed Gonzalez
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