Released:
1951-09-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jean Renoir

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Drama, 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