Movie No. 29 (2013): THE RIVER
The River (1951)
Director: Jean Renoir
Cast: Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight
In Bengal, India, three adolescent girls - two British, one British-Indian - fall for a wounded, older American soldier. The film is practically a showdown among the girls to get the attention of the American, while in the backdrop of all these pageantry, we see the mystique of India - its people, culture, and (yes) the river - and how these become integral to these adolescent girls' coming of age.
Director: Jean Renoir
Cast: Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight
In Bengal, India, three adolescent girls - two British, one British-Indian - fall for a wounded, older American soldier. The film is practically a showdown among the girls to get the attention of the American, while in the backdrop of all these pageantry, we see the mystique of India - its people, culture, and (yes) the river - and how these become integral to these adolescent girls' coming of age.
The film is simple, with no dramatic highlights that crave for attention. It's pure cinema.
Date seen: January 27, 2013
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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