River, The

Synopsis: Jean Renoir’s first colour feature - shot entirely on location in India - is an adaptation of Rumer Godden’s autobiographical coming-of-age tale of an adolescent girl living with her English family on the banks of the Ganges during the waning years of British colonial life. This is a new, high-definition digital transfer of The River in its original aspect ratio.

DVD extras include: specially commissioned filmed introduction to the film by Indian filmmaker Kumar Shahani; seven rarely-seen short films set in India (1899-1945), preserved in the bfi National Film and Television Archive. Among them are two silent films showing the changes in jute production and two 1930s films photographed in Technicolor by British cinematographer Jack Cardiff; fully illustrated 24-page booklet including film essay and Rumer Godden interview by David Thompson; director biography and notes on the seven short films
Language: English
Country: France; India; United States
Year of release: 2006
Year of production: 1951
Subjects: Literature; Film Studies
Keywords: biographies; British Empire; cinema films; India; Godden, Rumer

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