The River

September. 10,1951      
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Nora Swinburne as  The Mother
Esmond Knight as  The Father
Arthur Shields as  Mr. John
Radha Burnier as  Melanie
Adrienne Corri as  Valerie
June Tripp as  Narrator (voice)
Bhogwan Singh as  Sajjan (uncredited)

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