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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
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
Dec 6, 2019 · Directed by William Dieterle. With Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore. Portrait of Jennie Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3XDVZWG Portrait of Jennie DVD :...
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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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- Jennifer Jones
- William Dieterle
- Romance
In 1940, he wrote his most successful book, Portrait of Jennie, about a Depression-era artist and the woman he is painting, who is slipping through time. Portrait of Jennie is considered a modern masterpiece of fantasy fiction and was made into a film, starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.
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.
