The River

The River by Jean Renoir

7.20

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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Cast

Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne as The Mother

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight as The Father

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields as Mr. John

Suprova Mukerjee

Suprova Mukerjee as Nan

Thomas E. Breen

Thomas E. Breen as Capt. John

Patricia Walters

Patricia Walters as Harriet

Radha Burnier

Radha Burnier as Melanie

Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri as Valerie

June Tripp

June Tripp as Narrator (voice)

Nimai Barik

Nimai Barik as Kanu (uncredited)

Richard R. Foster

Richard R. Foster as Bogey (uncredited)

Jane Harris

Jane Harris as Muffie (uncredited)

Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris as Mouse (uncredited)

Trilak Jetley

Trilak Jetley as Anil (uncredited)

Bhogwan Singh

Bhogwan Singh as Sajjan (uncredited)

Penelope Wilkinson

Penelope Wilkinson as Elizabeth (uncredited)

Cecilia Wood

Cecilia Wood as Victoria (uncredited)

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