Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden. Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. Full screen (1.33:1). Special features: Archival introduction to the film by director Jean Renoir; Around the river documentary by Arnaud Mandagaran about the making of the film; interview from 2004 with Martin Scorsese; audio interview from 2000 with producer Ken McEldowney; new visual essay by film writer Paul Ryan; trailer; essay by film scholar Ian Christie and original production notes by Renoir. Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Patricia Walters, Arthur Shields. Narrator, June Hillman.
Summary:
Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.
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