Rumer Godden's The River / a presentation of the Theatre Guild ; screenplay, Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir ; produced by Kenneth McEldowney ; directed by Jean Renoir ; Oriental-International Films, Inc.
The film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold. Harriet lives in a house overlooking the river with her English family. One day, a young American arrives at the home of his cousin, Mr...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2005]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
276. |
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| Local Note: | Emerson College: Gift of Charles L. Hoyt. |
| Summary: | The film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold. Harriet lives in a house overlooking the river with her English family. One day, a young American arrives at the home of his cousin, Mr. John, a widower who lives next door to Harriet's family. The young man becomes the focus of attention for Harriet, her older friend Valerie, and for Mr. John's half-Indian daughter Melanie. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden. Special features: New high-definition digital transfer from the 2004 film restoration; introduction to the film by Jean Renoir; new video interview with Martin Scorsese; 2000 audio interview with producer Ken McEldowney; essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske; stills gallery; original theatrical trailer; Rumer Godden: an Indian affair / BBC in association with Doordarshan ; produced & directed by Sharon Maguire (1995 : 59 min.). |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Claude Renoir ; editing, George Gale ; music, M.A. Parata Sarathy ; narration, June Hillman. |
| ISBN: | 0780029623 |
| Participant or Performer: | Patricia Walters, Adrienne Corri, Radha, Thomas E. Breen, Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Richard Foster. |
| Language: | Closed-captioned. |