The River
Summary:
The River must be seen in its original Technicolor; it is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine anyone fully enjoying this wonderful film while watching a black-and-white TV print. Adapted by director Jean Renoir and Rumer Godden from Godden's own novel, the film is set on the banks of West Bengal. The central character is teenaged British girl Harriet (Patricia Walters}... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Nora Swinburne - (The Mother)
Esmond Knight - (The Father)
Arthur Shields - (Mr. John)
Thomas E. Breen - (Capt. John)
Suprova Mukerjee - (Nan)
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Review:
Unlike other movies that use exotic locales to enhance their subjects, Jean Renoir's The River, shot on location in Bengal, India, doesn't feel like a distant, detached travelogue. Renoir's vision of India is wonderfully poetic and delicately observational, very much in the same rhythm as its surroundings. Renoir was one of the most gra... Continue >>
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