Review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) by Heather M — 10 Nov 2008

Marvellous, dreamy, classy, elegant, magic!! probably one of the best ghost stories I have ever seen.

This review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) was written by Heather M on 10 Nov 2008.

Portrait of Jennie has generally received very positive reviews.

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