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Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 American supernatural film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.
An impoverished painter falls in love with a mysterious girl who lived in the past and inspires his masterpiece. IMDb provides cast and crew, trivia, reviews, ratings, and more for this Oscar-winning film based on a short story by Robert Nathan.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- William Dieterle
- 1949-04-22
Jan 8, 2015 · Portrait of Jennie (1948) Hyaku Shiki. 3.23K subscribers. Subscribed. 5.4K. 743K views 9 years ago. Directed by William Dieterle. Starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. Out of print on...
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Portrait of Jennie is a novel by American writer Robert Nathan, first published in 1940. This story combines romance, fantasy, mystery, and the supernatural. The most successful of Nathan's books, it is considered a modern masterpiece of fantasy fiction.
- Robert Nathan
- 1940
A prestigious production from David O. Selznick, Portrait of Jennie (1948) is a Hollywood foray into romantic spirituality reminiscent of The Enchanted Cottage (1945) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) as well as the 1990 supernatural tale Ghost.
In Depression-era New York, painter Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) despairs at his lack of success. One cold winter evening in Central Park, he meets an enigmatic, old-fashioned little girl, Jennie...
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- Romance
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A struggling artist meets a mysterious girl in Central Park who inspires him and changes his destiny. She is from another time and appears to him in different stages of her life.
