Protagonist, ciji lik tumaci joseph cotten, je siromasni umjetnik koji godine 1934. There isnt anything negative about that, but with such an overly sweeping narrative about the power of love and watching the actors fawn and gush about how in love they are, a bolt of lightning and a massive tidal wave is the shock to the system this film needs. Platt original music bernard herrmann, dimitri tiomkin from themes by claude debussy. The rest of the audio is clear, nuanced, and well modulated. 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. For all the turmoil surrounding this production, portrait of jennie, seen in a decent print, is a stunningly beautiful film. Portrait of jennie 1949 movie clip winter of the mind. The most successful of nathans books, it is considered a modern masterpiece of fantasy fiction. That it manages to convey these ideas effectively in spite of the weaknesses i have described is a testament to characters like cottens eben and barrymores spinney, whose stories demonstrate the curious ways that we can be. Tired old queen at the movies portrait of jennie by steve hayes. With jennifer jones, joseph cotten, ethel barrymore, lillian gish. But there is a price to pay for such elation, and soon eben must face the truth about who jennie really is. 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.
Selznick and the people who worked with him on this film apparently recognized its frailties and figured to hide them with some noisy spectacles. The film is presented full frame in its oar with 28 scene selections. I have 10 year old dvd has a better picture quality then the blu ray. Selznick and jones reteamed more respectably with this film, a delicate new york ghost story produced under. The portrait of jennie jennifer jones was painted by artist robert brackman. Portrait of jennie had a hellacious production and distribution history, most of which can be blamed directly on the overcontrolling, egotistical selznick. Thanks to a classic film starring joseph cotten and jennifer jones, it is the one book title by this sadly almost forgotten author which is vaguely familiar to modern readers. Matthews, david wayne as gus otoole, and albert sharpe as moore. Jennifer jones was never photographed more effectively her son was interviewed for a moving tribute to her for a tcm segment, stating it is his favorite of her films and the lighting and painters canvas filter. 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 synopsis favorite theater button.
While painting in central park one morning, eben makes the acquaintance of a. A story of a struggling artist and the strange little girl he meets in the park. 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. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Portrait of jennie suggests that creativity can be liberating and the unknown can be a source of psychic nourishment. Except for her unusual prescience and insight, she seems to be a. The black and white image is crisp and clear with only occasional scratches and speckles. I remember clifford 2006 portrait of jennie duration. 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. One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is a picture of sumptuous perfection. He had optioned the robert nathan story at least as early as 1944. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan 1,008 ratings, 4. Portrait of jennie by william dieterle joseph cotten. Artist eben adams has never been able to impress influential art dealer henry matthews with his work until he sketches a schoolgirl in central park named jennie.
This is the worst copy of this movie i have ever seen. Jones, who captures his fancy when she asks him to wait for her to grow up. Aside from that movie and beat the devil, unfortunately i havent seen a lot of her movies that seemed up to her talent. Nat king cole march 17th 1919february 15th 1965 was a popular american singer and jazz musician. In the winter of 1934, artist eben adams work is rejected by art dealers matthews and spinney. Eben takes out the scarf to show gus and notices an advertisement for jennies parents act on the newspaper, which is dated 1910. Portrait of jennie is a beautifully made film, not perfect but lavish and constantly inventive and surprising in its design if not its story.
Before long, jennie has become his great muse and he is enjoying success and bliss beyond his dreams. Soon after, eben sells a sketch of jennie to kindly art dealer miss spinny ethel barrymore and, as he meets the oddly mutable jennie in fleeting moments, begins to realize they share a special destiny. Random harvest 1942 official trailer greer garson, ronald colman movie hd duration. Its a shame disney releasing the title through mgm seems to have no interest at all in even the best of their selznick titles. Portret jennie je americki crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1948. But pictures like jennie are grounded in the real world, and the tone has to be kept exactly right or else the project veers perilously off into whimsy or preciousness. An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost. Popular videos portrait of jennie portrait of jennie topic. Portrait of jennie, dvd, dramaclassics, 7383292152. One cold winter evening in central park, he meets an enigmatic, oldfashioned little girl, jennie. This story combines romance, fantasy, mystery, and the supernatural. One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is the picture of sumptuousperfection. According to wikipedia, it was exposed in the home of davide o.
Jennies song from portrait of jennie music by bernard herrmann. Portrait of jennie is a novel by american writer robert nathan, first published in 1940. The film was directed by william dieterle and produced by david o. Kino was responsible for quality masterings of two selznick films that had slipped into the public domain and badly needed it, a star is born and nothing sacred. Lonely and magical, portrait of jennie is often cited as a romantic fantasy masterpiece. Portrait of jennie is a haunting timeless classic, starring joseph cotten, jennifer jones, ethel. In depressionera new york, painter eben adams joseph cotten despairs at his lack of success. Portrait of jennie dvd kino lorber studio classics. All the dialogue is easy to comprehend though some of the overdubbing does not sync well and dimitri tiomkins variations on claude debussys. Portrait of jennie is a 1948 fantasy film based on the novella by robert nathan. The last scene shows the portrait of jennie in color originally it was framed not this copy no frame. Selznick, atmospherics, a nice miniature of manhattan, poetry and narration partly by joseph cotten drive the opening sequence of portrait of jennie, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for portrait of jennie 1949. Portrait of jennie one of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is a picture of sumptuous perfection.
When struggling artist eben adams joseph cotten meets the beautiful and mysterious jennie appleton jennifer jones, he is instantly captivated. Anchor bays dvd of portrait of jennie continues a fine record of dvd efforts on the films of david o. Romantic fantasies like portrait of jennie are remarkably hard to pull off. In portrait of jennie, joseph cotten plays an artist, eben adams, who is unable to bring any true feeling to his work. 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 fifteen chapters are narrated in the first person from the viewpoint of the main character, eben. A childrens fantasy, like the wizard of oz, is easier, because its already one step removed from reality.
The portrait was a property of the producer, as it was painted as a prop to the movie. Much like the complete portrait, portrait of jennie is a lovely feature where lovely people act lovely. Trade paperback sold out and hardcover sold out the supernatural love story of a depressionera artist and a young girl slipping through time, this spellbinding classic from 1940 is a masterpiece of modern fantasy. After a filming start in february of 1947, selznick was unhappy with much of the material he was getting, and frustrated by bad weather. 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. A struggling artist falls in love with a captivating young girl who he comes to realize is a ghost from another time. Intrigued at her thorough knowledge of the past, eben is about to converse with her further, but jennie. Film buffs will benefit by a viewing of the film which gives us, unintentionally, a taste of postwar new york. Portrait of jennie is a fantasy that depicts romantic love as a source of artistic inspiration. The screens most romantic team a mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist. Portrait of jennie 1948 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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