William DieterleCast
Jennifer Jones 
Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore 
Lillian Gish 
Cecil Kellaway 
David Wayne
Credits
Written by: Robert Nathan
Plot
A struggling painter in New York meets a mysterious young girl in Central Park who seems to age rapidly, and he paints her portrait, in a romantic fantasy of love beyond time.
Sinekatalog’s take
A haunting, romantic ghost story in a dreamy style.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (8,554 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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