Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Directed by

William Dieterle

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling painter in New York City meets a strange young girl in Central Park. As he paints her portrait, he discovers she may not be from his own time.

romanticmysteriousmelancholicdreamlikehauntinggentleslow-pacednostalgicpoignant

What happens

Portrait of Jennie (also released under the title Tidal Wave) is a 1948 American supernatural film directed by William Dieterle, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Its plot follows an impoverished New York City painter whose chance encounter with an old-fashioned young woman in Central Park changes the course of his life. It is based on the 1940 novella of the same name by Robert Nathan. At the 21st Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Special Effects (Paul Eagler, Joseph McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects: Charles L. Freeman and James G. Stewart). Joseph H. August was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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