The River - Criterion Collection
by Jean Renoir
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Actor: Arthur Shields, Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. BreenDirector: Jean Renoir
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of The River - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A treasure in your collection!
Summary: 5 Stars
This wonderful film attracted me long ago. It has given me a love of India that has never faded. It also helped me understand more of other cultures and religions. It is a beautiful story of young British expats and their families, a cultural mix and work of art. It's the story of young love, jealousy and bicultural marraige.
Summary of The River - Criterion Collection
Director Jean Renoir's entrancing first color feature-shot entirely on location in India-is a visual tour de force.When speaking of Jean Renoir's timeless masterpiece The River, one can easily exhaust their supply of superlatives. Frequently listed among the greatest films ever made, it was Renoir's first English-language film and his first in color.and what rich, astonishing Technicolor it is! Shot by Renoir's nephew Claude, the film is a love letter to India, seen through the eyes (and narrated as memories) of an adolescent British girl living with her family near the banks of the Ganges, a location which allowed Renoir to indulge his burgeoning affection for the region, it's people, and the exotic allure of the Orient. Under challenging conditions, Renoir and author Rumer Godden adapted Godden's autobiographical novel into an elegant, loosely plotted reflection on the romance of India, and on coming of age in a culture that, until then, few Western filmgoers had ever seen on screen. (To enhance this journey to a new world, Renoir used Indian music recorded live in Calcutta instead of a traditional score; the effect is hypnotically inviting.) Blessed with eternal lessons of life, death, and love, The River offers a transcendent film experience, guaranteed to touch the heart of anyone who sees it. The film was meticulously restored to its original glory in 2004; Criterion's DVD release preserves that restoration with a pristine digital transfer. --Jeff Shannon
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