MOVIE
The River
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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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The River in its release era
Released in 1951, The River sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1951-09-10
- TMDB score
- 7.2/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France, India
- Studio
- Oriental International Films
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