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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792862154
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0792862155
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 20157
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1949
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
One of the most unusual romances ever filmed Portrait of Jennie is the picture of sumptuous perfection. Starring Joseph Cotten (Citizen Kane) and Oscar® winner* Jennifer Jones (A Farewell to Arms) in a sensitive appealing performance (The Hollywood Reporter) this tender [and] poetic (Variety) tale is enthralling from its touching beginning to its haunting conclusion.When struggling artist Eben Adams (Cotten) meets the beautiful and mysterious Jennie (Jones) he is instantly captivated. Before long Jennie has become his great muse and he is enjoying success and bliss beyond his dreams. But there is a price to pay for such elation and soon Eben must face the truth about who Jennie really is.System Requirements: Running Time 86 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 027616903846 Manufacturer No: 1006182
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Movie - Portrait of Jennie
The Portrait of Jennie is a great movie. I would consider it a classic. Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten are superb! Movies that involve time travel are fascinating and this particular movie is very well done. It's a beautiful story.
Rating: - Recommended purchase
I love this movie. Thank you for making it possible to purchse this movie. The dvd is in excellent condition. Fast delivery. Very excited about this purchase. Thanks for the great service.
Rating: - a stunning classic
selznick stopped trying to storm the gates of film success with this lyrical and thought-provoking film starring jennifer jones and joseph cotten.
as a screen presence, jones possessed two qualities, one of which was a dewy girlishness that stood her well in this role. no other actress could have portrayed jennie appleton with the light touch she had. cotten is equally well suited to the role of troubled and struggling artist eben adams. together, they are an equally passionate and ... Read More
Rating: - A Portrait of Love!
"Portrait of Jennie" is a fascinating exercise of a most inimitable romance between the mysterious Junoesque like Jennie and struggling artist Eben Adams. Hollywood A-Lister's Joseph Cotten and the beautiful Jennifer Jones provide captivating performances in a tale of an artist and his poetic inspiration.
In a unique cinematic exhibition, the movie, filmed mostly in B&W changes to a green tint during a stormy scene, changing to sepia for an adjacent scene and ending up in full Technicolor ... Read More
Rating:  - Fans of Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Somewhere in Time will adore Portrait of Jennie
Jennifer Jones (The Song of Bernadette) and Joseph Cotten star in Portrait of Jennie, a 1948 film that revolved around a painter's obsession with a beautiful, mysterious girl who seems to live more in the past than the present. Eben Adams (Cotten) is a washed-up painter on hard times and lacks inspiration until he meets Jennie (Jones) in a New York park. Jennie has an unusual way of speaking about past events as though they are current (referring to Germany's kaiser, and to theaters that had been demolished). ... Read More
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