Rent The River (1951)
3.7 of 5 from 88 ratings
1h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Jean Renoir's intoxicating first colour feature - shot entirely on location in India - is a lyrical adaptation of Rumer Godden's autobiographical coming-of-age tale of an adolescent girl living with her English family on the banks of West Bengal during the waning years of British colonial life.
- Actors:
- Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. Breen, Radha, Adrienne Corri, Nimai Barik, Richard R. Foster, Jane Harris, Jennifer Harris, Trilak Jetley, Bhogwan Singh, Penelope Wilkinson, Cecilia Wood
- Directors:
- Jean Renoir
- Producers:
- Kenneth McEldowney, Jean Renoir
- Voiced By:
- June Hillman
- Narrated By:
- June Hillman
- Writers:
- Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: James Mason, Getting to Know: Kenneth More, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Jean Renoir, The Instant Expert's Guide to Martin Scorsese, The Instant Expert's Guide to Satyajit Ray, The Royal Film Performance: The Newsreel Years, Top 10 Films With Voiceover Narration, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/08/2021
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- India Matri Bhumi (1959, 90 mins): Roberto Rossellini's part-documentary, part-fiction portrait of India
- Around India with a Movie Camera (Sandhya Suri, 2018, 73 mins): drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive and featuring some of the earliest surviving film of India
- Around the River (Arnaud Mandagaran, 2008, 60 mins): a documentary about the production of 'The River'
- Introduction by Kumar Shahani (2006, 16 mins): introduction by the Indian director and screenwriter
- Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry) (1914, 4 mins): a travelogue by Pathe Freres with gorgeous stencil-coloured images of French India
- Manufacturing Ropes and Marine Cables at Howrah, Near Calcutta (1908, 8 mins): an instructional film by Pathe Freres depicting the jute industry
- Trailer
- Stills Gallery
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
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Reviews (1) of The River
Not worth it. - The River review by LE
I love Scorsese and respect his opinions but I can't fathom how this is in his Top Ten films of all time. It looks great and I admire its structure and some of its themes but the acting is diabolical and it reeks of colonialism. There are also so many scenes of animal abuse in the film and in the extras that the discs become literally unwatchable. Avoid.
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