The River (1951)
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.
- Released
- 1951-09-10
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Renoir, Jean Renoir, Rumer Godden
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 137 votes
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
- Radha Burnier as Melanie
- Adrienne Corri as Valerie
- June Tripp as Narrator (voice)
- Nimai Barik as Kanu (uncredited)
- Richard R. Foster as Bogey (uncredited)
- Jane Harris as Muffie (uncredited)
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