The River

The River (1951)

7.2 99 min Movie
DramaRomance

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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.

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Cast

Nora Swinburne Nora Swinburne The Mother
Esmond Knight Esmond Knight The Father
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee Suprova Mukerjee Nan
Thomas E. Breen Thomas E. Breen Capt. John
Patricia Walters Patricia Walters Harriet
Radha Burnier Radha Burnier Melanie
Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri Valerie
June Tripp June Tripp Narrator (voice)
Nimai Barik Nimai Barik Kanu (uncredited)
Richard R. Foster Richard R. Foster Bogey (uncredited)
Jane Harris Jane Harris Muffie (uncredited)

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