Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Directed by William Dieterle · 86 min · Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery
43.2 TOPICAL score · #2,426 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Portrait of Jennie (1948, directed by William Dieterle) has a TOPICAL score of 43.2 - ranked 2,426 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (125 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (125 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Special Effects
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read5,027 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jennifer Jones (actor #890), Joseph Cotten (actor #157), Ethel Barrymore (actor #1,220), Lillian Gish (actor #134)