The river
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979 film director,
Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998 screenwriter.
McEldowney, Kenneth, 1906-2004, film producer.
Tripp, June, 1901-1985 narrator.
Swinburne, Nora, 1902-2000, actor.
Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998 screenwriter.
McEldowney, Kenneth, 1906-2004, film producer.
Tripp, June, 1901-1985 narrator.
Swinburne, Nora, 1902-2000, actor.
Published
Irvington, New York : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray.
ISBN
9781604659788
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
BLU-RAY FEATURE RIVE
1 available
BLU-RAY FEATURE RIVE
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | BLU-RAY FEATURE RIVE | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bengal (India) -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Bengal (India) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
English -- India -- Bengal -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
First loves -- Drama.
Rivers -- India -- Bengal -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Bengal (India) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
English -- India -- Bengal -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
First loves -- Drama.
Rivers -- India -- Bengal -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
Irvington, New York : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
Blu-ray.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604659788
UPC
715515144117
Notes
General Note
Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General Note
Blu-ray release of the 1951 motion picture.
General Note
Restored by the Academy Film Archive in cooperation with the British Film Institute and Janus Films.
General Note
Special features: High-definition digital transfer from the 2004 restoration by the Film Foundation -- Introduction to the film from 1962 by director Jean Renoir -- Around the river, a 2008 documentary by Arnaud Mandagaran, about the making of the film -- interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese from 2004 -- audio interview with producer Ken McEldowney from 2000 -- Jean Renoir: A passage through India, video essay by film writer Paul Ryan -- Trailer -- Essay by film scholar Ian Christie and notes on the film by Renoir.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Claude Renoir ; editor, George Gale ; music and technical advisor, M.A. Partha Sarathy.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, June Hillman ; cast, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. Breen, Patricia Walters, Radha, Adrienne Corri.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, NTSC region A, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; monaural.
Language
English dialogue with optional SDH English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Renoir, J., Godden, R., McEldowney, K., Tripp, J., Swinburne, N., Knight, E., Shields, A., Walters, P., Mukerjee, S., Breen, T. E., Burnier, R., Corri, A., Renoir, C., Partha Sarathy, M. A., & Godden, R. (2015). The river (Blu-ray.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. 2015. The River. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. The River The Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Renoir, Jean, et al. The River Blu-ray., The Criterion Collection, 2015.
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