The River
(DVD)

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Published
[United States] : Janus Films :, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[United States] : Janus Films :, [2005].
Language
English
UPC
037429202920

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General Note
Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Claude Renoir.
Participants/Performers
Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Adrienne Corri.
Description
The film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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