Portrait of jennie portrait of jennie audiobook, by robert nathan. Portrait of jennie arrives on bluray packaged in a standard case with reversible cover art. A radiant jennifer jones and sensitive joseph cotten portray the starcrossed lovers, and they receive excellent support from legendary actresses ethel barrymore. A wellwritten love story about a struggling artist, and the young girl from the. Published in 1940 to immediate acclaim, portrait of jennie is nathans best known novel with a legacy that is complemented by the 1948 film starring joseph cotton and jennifer jones. Jennifer jones duel in the sun and joseph cotten since you went away star in this tender and poetic tale that is enthralling from its touching beginning to its haunting conclusion. Also available in itunes more by blue mitchell see all. Portrait of jennie dvd kino lorber studio classics. One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is a picture of sumptuous perfection. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan, first edition abebooks. This story combines romance, fantasy, mystery, and the supernatural. The love story featured jones and cotten, and its supernatural twist was borrowed by subsequent films.
See more ideas about portrait, jennifer jones and joseph cotten. Over the next few months cotten meets jennie again and again. Graffiti blues 1973 beat ep 1962 the genius of blue mitchell 1963 blue mitchell. At the 21st academy awards, it won an oscar for best special effects paul eagler, joseph mcmillan johnson, russell shearman and clarence slifer. Tell your friends that youre watching portrait of jennie 1948. Anchor bay has followed its deluxe dvds of duel in the sun and the spiral staircase with an exceptionally goodlooking dvd of one of david o. William dieterles 1948 masterpiece portrait of jennie is not only an unabashedly romantic melodrama but also a. It can be used to download and play digital music and videos providing excellent content management which allows you to organize. Selznick, portrait of jennie is much closer in spirit to his cycle of hitchcock films like rebecca than his famous grandiose epics like gone with the wind or duel in the sun, the latter starring his lover and eventual wife, jennifer jones. Portrait of jennie 1948 is an excellent romantic fantasy. Portrait of jennie 1948 where to watch it streaming online.
One day, after he finally finds someone to buy a painting from him, a pretty but odd young girl named jennie appleton jennifer jones appears and strikes up an unusual. The film is generally faithful to the novel, and the modest differences never detract from the storys resonance. Screenplay by paul osborn, peter berneis, based on the novel by robert nathan. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Jennie is wearing clothes from an older period and she ends up creating a sketch from her memory involving him with his art dealer miss spinney ethel barrymore, who sees the potential in ebens work. The film was directed by william dieterle and produced by david o. Intrigued by her mystical quality and her knowledge of things that happened. His work has thus far left influential art dealers unimpressed. Bluray movies 4k 3d dvd digital ma itunes prime games people forum. Portrait of jennie had a hellacious production and distribution history, most of which can be blamed directly on the overcontrolling, egotistical selznick. Starring joseph cotten citizen kane and oscarar 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.
Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 20 produced by 3 cinematography by 2 film editing by 1 production design. Selznick, portrait of jennie 1948 is a hollywood foray into romantic spirituality reminiscent of the enchanted cottage 1945 and the ghost and mrs. Muir 1947 as well as the 1990 supernatural tale ghost. Over the years, however, i completely forgot about it until i saw it pop up on my goodreads feed a little while back. Intrigued at her thorough knowledge of the past, eben is about to converse with her further. With jennifer jones, joseph cotten, ethel barrymore. I have 10 year old dvd has a better picture quality then the blu ray. Since a couple of the favorites i would have picked were already taken by other bloggers e. In 1949 dieterle directed the accused, an entertaining film noir about a college professor loretta young on the run from a homicide. Jennie s song from portrait of jennie music by bernard herrmann.
I read this book several times when i was a teenager. Portrait of jennie bluray offers decent video and great audio in this overall. Portrait of jennie bluray release date october 24, 2017. Jennies song from portrait of jennie music by bernard herrmann. Portrait of jennie isnt perfect, but it is a powerful romantic fantasy and an ideal vessel for the jennifer jones joseph cotten combo. Then eben happens upon a young schoolgirl named jennie in central park. One of a small number of publishers prepublication copies with a special printed flyleaf usually blank this first edition of the portrait of jennie by robert nathan which appeared serially in fall 1939 issues is presented to you with the compliments of redbook magazine. Portrait of jennie 1948 in the good old days of classic. Romantic and gothic in equal measure, portrait of jennie introduces us to eben adams, an unsuccessful artist who finally finds a buyer for one of his portraits. Actually, robert brackman was obliged to paint, not only one, but two versions as the first one, described as lush and opulent by the artist. Portrait of jennie is a 1948 fantasy film based on the novella by robert nathan. The screens most romantic team a mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist. Lux radio theater 674 portrait of jenny lux drama old. One of the alltime great romantic fantasies, portrait of jennie still possesses the power to tug the heart strings as it tells the tender story of two lost souls separated by time who share fleeting moments of happiness.
Starring jennifer jones as jennie appleton, joseph cotten as eben adams, ethel barrymore as miss spinney, lillian gish as mother mary of mercy, cecil kellaway as mr. The best years of our lives and casablanca, i opted for portrait of jennie 1948, which i saw for the first time as an adult and quickly became a favorite after a tv viewing and a bigscreen viewing. Mar 05, 2015 ethel barrymore month portrait of jennie 1948 to kick off ethel barrymore month, ive decided to start with portrait of jennie, one of my favorite ethel movies, and one of the films that most distinguish ethel barrymore as a film actress. The portrait of jennie supposedly painted by joseph cottens character, eben adams, was in reality created by noted portrait artist robert brackman. Videos for portrait of jennie turner classic movies. In portrait of jennie, joseph cotten plays an artist, eben adams, who is unable to bring any true feeling to his work. While painting in central park one morning, eben makes the acquaintance of a schoolgirl named jennie jennifer jones, who prattles on about things that happened years ago. Matthews, david wayne as gus otoole, and albert sharpe as moore.
Enigmatic jennie jennifer jones appears once more in central park, this time for a twirl on the ice with artist eben adams joseph cotten in portrait of jennie, 1949. After a filming start in february of 1947, selznick was unhappy with much of the material he was getting, and frustrated by bad weather. With jennifer jones, joseph cotten, ethel barrymore, lillian gish. Its a drama and fantasy movie with a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 91% and a high imdb audience rating of 7. William dieterles approach is unlike the hollywood fantasies current at the time, which tended to be semicomic films blanc like here comes mr. This superior fantasy was one of selznicks productions designed around his wife, jennifer jones.
Find release information for portrait of jennie 1948 william dieterle on allmovie. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 20 produced by 3 cinematography by 2 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 1. This is the worst copy of this movie i have ever seen. The last scene shows the portrait of jennie in color originally it was framed not this copy no frame. Portrait of jennie 1948 eben adams joseph cotten is a talented but struggling artist in depression era new york who has never been able to find inspiration for a painting. Platt original music bernard herrmann, dimitri tiomkin. Jennifer jones and joseph cotten prove themselves a strong team. In this film, joseph cotten plays an artist who meets an intriguing schoolgirl named jennie. This is only the second true first issue copy weve ever seen.
Other articles where portrait of jennie is discussed. He had optioned the robert nathan story at least as early as 1944. Aug 29, 2014 portrait of jennie is a wellmade sentimental romance. Much like the complete portrait, portrait of jennie is a lovely feature where lovely people act lovely. The majority of the film is rather bland, mired in romantic conventions, but a sharp and deathdefying third act saves it. Portrait of jennie one of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is a picture of sumptuous perfection. The only way to find out is to listen to this weeks episode as we talk about the extraordinary film portrait of jennie 1948.
The anchor bay dvd from 2000 has a rather smooth appearance, perhaps because the lower resolution of ntsc hides a lot of flaws. Eben adams is a young painter in depressionera new york just looking to make a living. Find out where to watch portrait of jennie streaming online. Jennifer jones came in for more than a dozen sittings in brackmans connecticut studio. William dieterles 1948 masterpiece portrait of jennie is not only an unabashedly romantic melodrama but also a fascinating ghost story. Portrait of jennie film by dieterle 1948 britannica. One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is the picture of sumptuousperfection. Throughout the film, eben runs into jennie seemingly at random at first. The story of an ethereal romance between two generations is told with style, taste and dignity. Some of its story elements dont hold up well to scrutiny, but overall its a highly imaginative tale given the kind of lavish attention and showmanship that was producer david selznicks forte.
A haunting story of a rift in time, portrait of jennie 1948 was taken from a novel by robert nathan and directed by william dieterle. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and audio is listed as dtshd master audio 2. The portrait of jennie by robert nathan was originally published in 1940. A wellwritten love story about a struggling artist, and the young girl from the past that becomes his inspiration and love. Portrait of jennie by william dieterle joseph cotten. Ethel barrymore month portrait of jennie 1948 to kick off ethel barrymore month, ive decided to start with portrait of jennie, one of my favorite ethel movies, and one of the films that most distinguish ethel barrymore as a film actress. Cotten plays struggling artist eben adams who finds inspiration and happiness with jennie, jennifer jones a mysterious girl he. Selznick and jones reteamed more respectably with this film, a delicate new york ghost story produced. Portrait of jennie is a novel by american writer robert nathan, first published in 1940. Ben mankiewicz intro portrait of jennie 1948 portrait of jennie 1949 movie clip one more reason to grow up fast airing. Portrait of jennie is a haunting timeless classic, starring joseph cotten, jennifer jones, ethel. Enigmatic jennie jennifer jones appears once more in central park, this time for a twirl on the ice with artist eben adams joseph cotten in.
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