The River Summary
Director: Jean Renoir
Genres: Drama
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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), the offspring of a jute-mill owner (Esmond_Knight) and his wife (Nora_Swinburne). Harriet and her best friend Valerie (Adrienne_Corri) harbor a crush for a dashing visitor named Captain John (Thomas_E._Breen), who in turn is preoccupied with the hauntingly beautiful Indian girl Melanie (Radha Shri Ram). This languid state of affairs is shaken up by unexpected tragedy involving Harriet's impulsive brother (Richard_Foster). The real star of the proceedings is the titular river, exquisitely color-photographed by Claude_Renoir (Jean's nephew) and his Indian assistant Ramanda_Sen_Gupta. The apotheosis of Jean_Renoir's lifelong fascination with India, The_River served as a launching pad for the directorial career of Satyajit_Ray, who met and befriended Renoir during the shooting of this film. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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