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The River

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★ 7.2 1951 99 min DramaRomance

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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Release
1951-09-10
TMDB score
7.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
France, India
Studio
Oriental International Films
Topicsbased on novel or bookriversnake charmerhinduloveindiaamericanfirst love

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