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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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Portrait of Jennie was released in 1948 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 75 reviews, giving Portrait of Jennie (1948) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 85% and users giving an average score of 88%.
With a score of 78%, Portrait of Jennie is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1948, which stands at 63%.
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