Spring 2007
February 13, 2007
 The
River
UK, 1951, 99 min., drama
Director: Jean Renoir
The beauty of India.. delightful humour...
This poem to the people living along a Bengali river asks us to see the variety
and muddle of life without settling for one interpretation. Based on Rumer Godden’s
novel, this coming of age story of three young women living in India in the twilight
of English colonialism serves as a framework for Renoir’s greater purpose—
to capture the rhythms and colours of Indian life in an effort to preserve the
essential spirit of the locale.
The river runs, the round world spins
Dawn and lamplight, midnight, noon
Sun follows day, night stars and moon
The day ends, the end begins.
The River is a voyage of self discovery, unshakeably memorable and intensely
human and real.
Martin Scorsese calls this film "one of the two most beautiful color films
ever made" and one of his "most formative movie experiences."
LINKS
» The
River: The Critereon Collection. Review by Mark Bourne in DVD Journal.
» The River.
Review by Howard Schumann, CineScene, 2005.
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