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.
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded inserted DVD video 4 3/4 in digital optical digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0 laser optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: Not rated
Other Title:
River (Motion picture : 1951)
Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden DVD release of the 1951 motion picture Restored by the Academy Film Archive in cooperation with the British Film Institute and Janus Films Special features: Introduction to the film from 1962 by director Jean Renoir; Martin Scorsese (2004 interview with the filmmaker who was instrumental in the restoration of the film); Around the river (a 2008 documentary about the production of the film, features interviews with actor Radha Burnier, director Jean Renoir's son Alain, and Indian director Satyajit Ray, as well as archival home movies shot by the filmmakers of India); Kenneth McEldowney (audio interview with producer Ken McEldowney from 2000); Jean Renoir: A passage through India (video essay by film writer Paul Ryan on Jean Renoir's approach to filming Rumer Godden's novel and features rare behind-the-scenes stills and location-scouting footage); Trailer. Insert includes essay by film scholar Ian Christie and notes on the film by Renoir Production designer, Eugene Lourie ; art director, Bansi Chandragupta ; director of photography, Claude Renoir ; film editor, George Gale ; music and technical advisor, M.A. Partha Sarathy Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. Breen, Patricia Walters, Radha, Adrienne Corri ; narration, June Hillman DVD; NTSC, region 1; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital monaural Optional SDH English subtitles for the hearing-impaired
