The River — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Directed by Jean Renoir

• 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

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