Jenny (1948)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jenny |
| Original title | Portrait of Jennie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1948 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Dieterle |
| script |
Paul Osborn , Peter Berneis |
| production | David O. Selznick for Selznick International |
| music |
Dimitri Tiomkin , Bernard Herrmann |
| camera |
Joseph H. August , Lee Garmes |
| cut | William Morgan |
| occupation | |
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Jenny (also: Jennie - Das Portrait einer Liebe ; Original title: Portrait of Jennie) is an American fantasy film by William Dieterle from 1948 . The film, which is based on the novel by Robert Nathan of the same name , received an Oscar in 1949 for best visual effects.
action
America in the 1930s, during the Great Depression : Eben Adams is a New York artist who is dissatisfied with his work. He experiences moments of great inspiration, but cannot implement them satisfactorily and certainly not sell in order to be able to make a living from it. In exchange for food and drink as payment, he paints a patriotic picture for Mr. Moore's Irish bar, his landlady is able to please Eben with his charm despite due rents. One morning in snow-covered Central Park , which he often roams to get inspiration for his work, he meets Jennie Appleton, who seems to live in a world of her own and tells a lot about it; she doesn't know the difference between past and present. Jennie meets him even more often, but always disappears just when Eben seems to be able to have conventional conversations with her.
He wandered through the park for months in search of her; when he finds her again, Jennie is different and looks much older. She fascinates him so much that he takes a portrait of her. The wise art dealer Miss Spinney, who always supported him, remarks that he has created a masterpiece. The picture marked his artistic and commercial breakthrough. Over time, Eben wants to find out more about the mysterious Jennie. He interviews several contemporary witnesses who have met Jennie. Finally, Eben learns from the nun Maria that Jennie overturned her boat many years ago in a terrible storm. He travels to the place of the storm to see his beloved and perhaps to reverse her death. On the anniversary of the tragedy, the storm comes up again, which takes Jennie's ghost into the sea for good. Almost gone, Jennie Eben assures that her love will last.
The film can be understood as a parable: Individual references point to a psychological trauma that Jennie suffered as a result of the accidental death of both parents. With the help of Ebens, who assures her to "wait for her" (namely for her to "continue to grow"), she can resolve this trauma and live increasingly in the present.
Production background
Robert Nathan's novel Portrait of Jennie was published in 1940 and caught the attention of star film producer David O. Selznick . He planned to turn the material into a star vehicle for the actress Jennifer Jones , who was under contract with him , and whom he was to marry a few months after the film was released. The director was the German William Dieterle von Selznick, with whom he had previously made several films - including the love drama I will see you again , in which Joseph Cotten also embodied the male lead as in Jenny .
The painting of Jenny was made for the film by the well-known painter Robert Brackman (1898–1980) and Selznick hung the picture in their house after he married Jennifer Jones.
The shooting time was unusually long from February 1947 to October 1948. With a budget of just over four million US dollars, Jenny was an exceptionally expensive film for the time. This was also due to the fact that he not only shot in the Selznick International Studios Culver City, but also in original locations such as the Graves Light and in Manhattan with the Metropolitan Museum of Art . The Technicolor color sequence at the end of the film, which is otherwise black and white most of the time, is expensive and unusual . The film's cameraman, Joseph H. August , died shortly after filming was finished and received an Oscar nomination for his work
The world premiere took place on December 25, 1948 in Cathay Circle, Los Angeles, the world premiere of the new version on March 29, 1949 in Rivoli, New York. German premiere was on August 24, 1954 in the Bieberbau, Frankfurt.
synchronization
The German dubbed version was created for the German cinema premiere, which took place on September 3, 1954.
| role | actor | German Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Just Adams | Joseph Cotten | Wolf Ackva |
| Jennie Appleton | Jennifer Jones | Marianne Kehlau |
| Mrs. Spinney, art dealer | Ethel Barrymore | Kate Alving |
| Mr. Matthews, art dealer | Cecil Kellaway | Werner Lieven |
| Gus O'Toole, taxi driver | David Wayne | Til Kiwe |
| Moore, Irish bar owner | Albert Sharpe | Walter Holten |
| Eke (gives Eben his boat) | Henry Hull | Klaus W. Krause |
| Pete, old guard at the theater | Felix Bressart | Anton Reimer |
| Clara Morgan, old theater maid | Maude Simmons | Olga from Togni |
| Mrs. Jekes, landlady | Florence Bates | Charlotte Scheier-Herold |
| Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Jekes' friend | Esther Somers | Erna Grossmann |
Reviews
"The fantastic love story is a bit confused and told in a pseudo-philosophical way, but technically perfect and played very well."
“Fantastic, tender and moving. Joseph August's camera elicits magical images from the couple's odyssey. Luis Buñuel said of the film that he opened 'a big window' for it. "
literature
- Robert Nathan : Jenny. Roman (Original title: Portrait of Jennie) . German by Johannes Steiner and Geraldine Erben . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1962.
- Wheeler W. Dixon: Visions of Paradise. Images of Eden in the Cinema. New Brunswick 2006, pp. 13-15.
Web links
- Jenny in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jenny at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dt. First under the title Portrait of Jenny appeared
- ↑ Oscar winner 1949 ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , www.ropeofsilicon.com, accessed August 6, 2009
- ^ Wilhelm (William) Dieterle - actor, director . In: CineGraph - Lexikon zum Deutschsprachigen Film , Lg. 22, F 34
- ↑ Jenny. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Film review , Cinema, accessed on August 6, 2009
