Review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) by Cody F — 05 Feb 2008

One of the most beautiful films I've seen in quite a while. Joseph Cotten is fantastic as always.

This review of Portrait of Jennie (1948) was written by Cody F on 05 Feb 2008.

Portrait of Jennie has generally received very positive reviews.

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