Director Jean Renoir's entrancing first color feature--taken on location in India--is just a tour de force. Based on the book by Rumer Godden, the picture eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three women with the immutability of this Bengal river around. Developed by Renoir comprehension and admiration for India and its people, The River explores the fragile connections between creation that is everlasting and transitory emotions.
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Director Jean Renoir's entrancing first color feature--taken on location in India--is just a tour de force. Based on the book by Rumer Godden, the picture eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three women with the immutability of this Bengal river around. Developed by Renoir comprehension and admiration for India and its people, The River explores the fragile connections between creation that is everlasting and transitory emotions.
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