Portrait of Jennie
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- 1948
- 86 min
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Since the beginning,
Man has looked into
the awesome reaches of infinity
and asked the eternal questions :
"What is time ?
What is space ?
"What is life ?
What is death ?"
Through a hundred civilisations,
philosophers and scientists
have come with answers.
But will doubt remains,
for each human soul
must find the secret of its own faith.
The tender and haunting legend
of a portrait of Jennie
is based on the
two ingredient of faith :
truth and hope.
There is such a portrait hung in
the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
And there was such a girl
named Jennie who sat for it.
So much is true.
For the rest, science tells
us that nothing ever dies,
but only changes.
But time itself does not pass,
And the past and the future are
together on our side forever.
Out of the shadows of knowledge
and out of a painting hung on
a museum wall comes our story.
not on our screen,
but in your heart.
And now,
Portrait of Jennie.
New York is a cold place.
It was no warmer in
the winter of 1934.
Yet there is a type of
suffering for the artist,
which is worse than any
winter or part of it can do.
It is more like a
winter of the mind.
Dreadful feeling of the worlds indifference.
My courage had all run out.
Yes Sir, What can I do for you?
Well you can buy one of
my pictures perhaps
Yes, but we buy very very little,
almost nothing.
Times being what they are.
However, let me see what you have.
- Hmm, Hmm, landscapes.
Most like here, too bad.
These are the things
I did in Cape Cod.
These are the fisheries in North Truro.
Land's End.
Hmm, landscapes.
Theres some sketches of the city.
Thats the bridge.
There is a good bridge, but I
just don't happen to like bridges
They come everyday by a dozen
Miss Spinney, you stuffled me.
This is my partmer, Miss Spinney.
I don't think I caught your name.
I didn't say it.
My name is Eben Adams.
- What are you so dfensive about ?
- I'm not.
"I am Eben Adams."
Has to be better if you weren't.
You eat more.
Don't be in such a hurry.
Lets see what you got here.
Nothing that can interest
you and your partner.
You are probably right.
I like to see what interests you.
Sit down, Adams.
Maybe you do not sell anything,
but be sure rest.
- You paint nice flowers.
- Thank you.
- Have you read Robert Browning ?
- Long time ago.
Do you remember his poem
about Andrea del Sarto, the perfect painter ?
Proportion, anatomy, colour,
it had everything and nothing.
A Raphal
drew a famous claw.
Raphal loved his work.
Poor Andy del Sarto.
I think I get your point.
There isn't a proper
love in any of these.
- Come on Miss Spinney.
- Don't be soft, Matthews.
I am an old maid, nobody knows
more about love than an old maid.
Whats the matter with you, Adams ?
You have to learn to care
deeply to do something.
Now take the flower.
I have a weakness for flowers.
He doesn't do them too badly.
If its done 12,50 $ for.
Any arguement, there is no sales.
No arguements.
You pay him, Mr. Matthews.
Do you have a change for 1 $ ?
I haven't got a dime.
You lose 50 cents.
If you want more flowers,
I can't cower than a home.
I was afraid of that.
Good Day.
Thank you very much.
Good Day, Miss Spinney.
I don't think you really
wanted the picture.
If I hadn't wanted it,
I wouldn't have taken it.
You have beautiful eyes.
Good Bye.
Dear, I am afraid that the picture isn't
worth more than a couple of dollars.
I know, but Adams is.
Yes, but we are supposed to do
business for profit, Miss Spinney.
I thought.
I bought this for myself.
Its wonderful what a little
compliment can do.
My first in 20 years, Mr. Matthews.
At last I had a little money in my pocket.
But I think I was a little light headed,
Suddenly, I had the awareness
of something extraordinary.
The city sounds were mutated far away.
They seem to come from another time,
like the sound of summer
in a meadow long age.
Its mine.
Isn't anybody there with you ?
Getting pretty dark,
won't you go home?
I don't have to go home yet,
nobody is ready for me.
Anyway, you are with me.
I am Jennie.
- Jennie, Jennie what ?
- Jennie Appleton.
Father and mother actor and actresses.
They are working on a
Hammerstein tutorial.
- They do juggling on a rope.
- What did you say, Hammerstein ?
Hmm, why?
Because it was stolen dry
years ago when I was a boy
You must be thinking of some other
place because I was there yesterday
- Oh now really...
- Now let me see your pictures Mister.
Adams.
-How do you know that they are pictures ?
- I just know.
There are often little
windows in such a big church.
There have to be little, there
is so much wind in Cape Cod.
I don't like it, it scares me.
- The wind ?
- No, the black water.
There should be a lighthouse
at the end of the ocean.
How did you know ?
I don't exactly remember.
Someday I'll show it to you.
How are they on the rock
The Land's End light.
You said you didn't remember
I don't, I just know.
Wish I like your pictures,
but I don't.
Thats what everybody says.
Thats why I can't sell them.
Maybe you shouldn't paint places.
Why don't you paint people instead ?
Cecily Browns too much
full of pictures of people.
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