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72% Critic Match
Portrait of Jennie
“The screen's most romantic team!”
7.2 / 10• 1948• 1h 26m•NR• English
DramaRomanceFantasyMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Jones
Jennie Appleton
Lead
Joseph Cotten
Eben Adams
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Spinney
Lillian Gish
Mother Mary of Mercy
Cecil Kellaway
Matthews
David Wayne
Gus O'Toole
Florence Bates
Mrs. Jekes
Albert Sharpe
Moore
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Portrait of Jennie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
