The River
Turkish title: Rüya Gibi Geçti
“Beauty... Mystery... Delightful Humor...”
1951 · 1 h 39 min
Directed by 
Jean Renoir
Jean RenoirCast
Nora Swinburne 
Esmond Knight Radha Burnier Patricia Walters
Credits
Written by: Rumer Godden
Plot
A British family lives on the banks of the Ganges, seen through the eyes of a teenage girl.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jean Renoir's first colour film watches a British family on the Ganges through a girl's eyes. Gentle, lyrical and beautifully shot on location, it is a luminous, sensuous meditation on growing up and cycles of life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,512 votes)
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