History Film / PortraitOfJennie

* DawsonCasting: Jennie, who is about 13 when Eben first meets the character, is played by JenniferJones who was 29 at the time.

* DawsonCasting: Jennie, who is about 13 when Eben first meets the character, is played by JenniferJones who was 28 at the time.

* RapidAging: Jennie

Promoted as a "fantasy", ''Portrait of Jennie'' combines drama, mystery and romance with more than a touch of the supernatural. Its extremely striking and atmospheric cinematography won Joseph H. August an AcademyAward (unfortunately, he died before receiving it). Most of the film is in black and white but its final scenes shift to color.

->"There is no life, my darling, until you love and have been loved. And then there is no death."

A 1948 film based on the novella by Robert Nathan, directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones [[TheDanza as the title character]] and Joseph Cotten as Eben Adams, the artist she inspires. Also in the cast are Ethel Barrymore and Lillian Gish.

* ThePowerOfLove: Posited as a possible cause of the film's events.

* TheMuse: Jennie for Eben.

* Foreshadowing: Repeated references to Land's End and the lighthouse there.

* WifeHusbandry: Jennie is much too young for Eben at first, but she promises him that they are meant to be together and that she will grow up for him... and does. Very quickly. Of course, [[spoiler:she's already dead]].

A 1948 film based on the novella by Robert Nathan, directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones as the title character and Joseph Cotten as Eben Adams, the artist she inspires. Also in the cast are Ethel Barrymore and Lillian Gish.

Promoted as a "fantasy," the film combines drama, mystery and romance with more than a touch of the supernatural. Its extremely striking and atmospheric cinematography won Joseph H. August an AcademyAward (unfortunately he died before receiving it). Most of the film is in black and white but its final scenes shift to color.

* WifeHusbandry: Jennie is much too young for Eben at first, but promises him that they are meant to be together and that she will grow up for him... and does. Very quickly. Of course, [[spoiler:she's already dead]].

A 1948 film based on the novella by Robert Nathan, directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones as the title character and Joseph Cotten as the artist she inspires. Also in the cast are Ethel Barrymore and Lillian Gish.

Promoted as a "fantasy," the film combines drama and romance with more than a touch of the supernatural. Its extremely striking and atmospheric cinematography won Joseph H. August an AcademyAward (unfortunately he died before receiving it). Most of the film is in black and white but its final scenes shift to color.

Promoted as a "fantasy," the film combines drama and romance with more than a touch of the supernatural. The extremely striking and atmospheric look of the film won its cinematographer, Joseph H. August, an AcademyAward (unfortunately he died before receiving it). Most of the film is in black and white but its final scenes shift to color.

Promoted as a "fantasy," the extremely striking and atmospheric look of the film won its cinematographer, Joseph H. August, an AcademyAward (unfortunately he died before receiving it). Most of the film is in black and white but its final scenes shift to color.

A 1948 film based on the novella by Robert Nathan, directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones as the title character and Joseph Cotten as the artist she inspires. Also in the cast were Ethel Barrymore and Lillian Gish.