The River

Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its people, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation.

Cast

Nora Swinburne The Mother

Esmond Knight The Father

Arthur Shields Mr. John

Suprova Mukerjee Nan

Thomas E. Breen Capt. John

Patricia Walters Harriet

Radha Burnier Melanie

Adrienne Corri Valerie

Where to Watch

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