Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Joseph Cotten: Eben Adams
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Quotes
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Jennie Appleton : Eben... I want always just to sit and watch you paint.
Eben Adams : Now that I've found the perfect model, I'll paint her again and again.
Jennie Appleton : No, I - - I didn't mean that... I mean I want you to paint all the beautiful things in the world.
Eben Adams : [smiles, holds her tight] You're the most beautiful thing in the world.
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Eben Adams : I want you, not dreams of you!
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Jennie Appleton : How beautiful the world is Eben! The sun goes down in in the same lovely sky. Just as it did yesterday, and will tomorrow.
Eben Adams : When is tomorrow, Jenny?
Jennie Appleton : Does it matter? It's always. This was tomorrow once.
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Eben Adams : The world of my art shall remain an empty box.
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Eben Adams : [to Jennie] Night's over; it's tomorrow.