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The River

Beauty... Mystery... Delightful Humor...

7.2(136)19511h 39m3

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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Released
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • river
  • snake charmer
  • hindu
  • love
  • india
  • american
  • first love
  • kite flying
  • bengal
  • ganges

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Behind the camera

Director

Jean Renoir

Produced in

France, India

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical10 Sept 1951
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU24 Apr 1952
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1951
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1221 Nov 1952
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical31 Mar 1952

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The River was released on 10 September 1951.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    2/8/2024

    7/10

    I found there to be something of the beauty of one of novelist Rumor Godden's other novels - "Black Narcussus" (1947) in this gorgeously photographed tale of three young women growing up with the Ganges river providing a constant in their lives. Our story is narrated, in part, by "Harriet" (Patricia Walters) who lives an affluent life beside the river with her much younger sisters, brother and with her mother (Nora S…

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