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7.3Director 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.
Released: 1951-09-1099 minDir: Jean RenoirDrama, Romance
Cast
- Nora Swinburne as The Mother
- Esmond Knight as The Father
- Arthur Shields as Mr. John
- Suprova Mukerjee as Nan
- Thomas E. Breen as Capt. John
- Patricia Walters as Harriet
Themes
- based on novel or book
- river
- snake charmer
- hindu
- love
- india
- american
- first love
- kite flying
- bengal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Screenwriter
- Jean Renoir
- Cast member
- Radha Burnier
- Producer
- Jean Renoir
- Cinematographer
- Claude Renoir
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 827839
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Photo Richard R. Foster, Trilak Jetley and other actors in a scene from The river, a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir 1951 - Touring Club Italiano 04 0817.jpg
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- publication date
- 1951-09-10
- title
- Le Fleuve
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Eugène Lourié
- film editor
- George Gale
- Commons category
- The River (1951 film)
- review score
- 92%
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