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The river [videorecording (DVD)].

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Criterion Collection, under exclusive license from Janus Films, c2005.

India -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Criterion collection 276

Video Difference legacy collection.

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (99 min.) : Dolby digital, mono. sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.

Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.

Program content : Oriental International Films, Inc., 1951.

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 ; 1995 'Rumer Godden: An Indian Afffair' BBC documentary ; essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske ; stills gallery ; original theatrical trailer.

A USA/France/India co-production.

Copy-protected.

Includes English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Cinematographer, Claude Renoir ; director, Jean Renoir.

Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight and Adrienne Corri.

"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 holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir's subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its peoples, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation."--Container.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979.

Swinburne, Nora, 1902-2000.

Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987.

Corri, Adrienne.

Criterion Collection (Firm)

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