The River (Criterion Collection) (1951) On Blu-Ray
| Actors: | Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee |
| Director: | Jean Renoir |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Studio: | Criterion |
| Length: | 1 hours, 39 minutes |
| Released: | April 21, 2015 |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Format: | Blu-Ray (NTSC/Region 1) |
| Misc: | Color |
| Language: | English |
| Subtitles: | N/A |
DESCRIPTION:
The gentle rhythms of the Ganges provide background noise in Renoir's low-key film about three girls suffering the pangs of adolescence in post-WWII India. Harriet (Patricia Walters), a shy, poetic girl, Valerie (Adrienne Corri), a proud beauty, and Melanie (Radha), a reserved Anglo-Indian, display a powerful interest in Captain John (Thomas E. Breen), a WWII veteran staying with a neigboring relative. But when he loses his leg in the war, he plunges into a melancholy that makes him oblivious to their attention.
| Actors: | Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee |
| Director: | Jean Renoir |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Studio: | Criterion |
| Length: | 1 hours, 39 minutes |
| Released: | April 21, 2015 |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Format: | Blu-Ray (NTSC/Region 1) |
| Misc: | Color |
| Language: | English |
| Subtitles: | N/A |
DESCRIPTION:
The gentle rhythms of the Ganges provide background noise in Renoir's low-key film about three girls suffering the pangs of adolescence in post-WWII India. Harriet (Patricia Walters), a shy, poetic girl, Valerie (Adrienne Corri), a proud beauty, and Melanie (Radha), a reserved Anglo-Indian, display a powerful interest in Captain John (Thomas E. Breen), a WWII veteran staying with a neigboring relative. But when he loses his leg in the war, he plunges into a melancholy that makes him oblivious to their attention.
| Product Name | The River (Criterion Collection) (1951) On Blu-Ray |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
