The River
Recommended from age 11. Child dies from a cobra bite; slow-paced teen drama.
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- Death or separation
- Someone loved dies or disappears, often a parent.
- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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What it’s about
Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its people, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation.
Genres: Drama, Romance
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