Review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) by Colette M — 20 Apr 2008

Beautiful story, beautiful lighting. If you enjoy movies from the 1940's I highly recommend you watch this one. It's one of my all time favorites.

This review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) was written by Colette M on 20 Apr 2008.

Portrait of Jennie has generally received very positive reviews.

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