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Fine period melodrama starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. Sep 30, 2006 | Rating: 4/5
Fine period melodrama starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.
Steve Crum
Honest-to-goodness romantic ghost story. Oct 23, 2005 | Rating: A | Full Review…
Honest-to-goodness romantic ghost story.
Dennis Schwartz
Wonderful romantic mystery, sure to haunt your memory Nov 12, 2004 | Rating: 5/5
Wonderful romantic mystery, sure to haunt your memory
James Sanford
Quite possibly the most utterly romantic movie ever made. Oct 22, 2002 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Quite possibly the most utterly romantic movie ever made.
Ken Hanke
William Dieterle's 1948 masterpiece Portrait of Jennie is not only an unabashedly romantic melodrama but also a fascinating ghost story. Jun 27, 2001 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
William Dieterle's 1948 masterpiece Portrait of Jennie is not only an unabashedly romantic melodrama but also a fascinating ghost story.
Ed Gonzalez
Directed by William Dieterle, the film has a wistful, dreamy quality (which may be why Bunuel was drawn to it) and even its overabundance of music doesn't spoil this mood. Feb 13, 2001 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Directed by William Dieterle, the film has a wistful, dreamy quality (which may be why Bunuel was drawn to it) and even its overabundance of music doesn't spoil this mood.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
wonderful cinematography, overbearing tiomkin score, silly melodrama with supernatural elements that requires huge suspension of disbelief, then works like gangbusters. soo selznick...
Super Reviewer
A painter somehow contacts the spirit of a young girl who died and falls in love with her? It's a strange story, but it makes for an interesting movie.
I had only seen this film only the once,until recently and I recall it was on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I only started watching this film has there was not much else on, however when it had finished, i wanted to watch it again,and stayed up late so that i could watch the repeat showing.what make this stand out was the other world feeling of it,the photography,the feel of New York in a bygone era, and the music,Debussey, which is haunting adds to the overall ambiance,It is in essence a love story which transcends time and , is told with tenderness and beauty. It's mood lingers in the heart and its planes challenge the mind. It always leaves a void when the film ends and i can truly feel Ebans pain at losing Jennie. You can read into a lot of metaphorical stuff in the film and the book - cleverly done. The ending is both heartening yet crucifying,emotionally a story of two star crossed lovers, The overall realisation that through the barrier of time love is enduring and never ending, a wonderful film which is a must for all romantics out there. Highly recommended.
Killer. So damn romantic. Like a black and white Vertigo meets Stairway To Heaven in depression era New York but without any crimes or trials. The theme even sounds like Vertigo's. Go Selznick!
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