The River
Director Jean Renoir's entrancing first color feature--taken on location in India--is really just a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing distress of three women with all the immutability of the Bengal river around. Developed by Renoir comprehension and admiration for its inhabitants and India, The River explores the connections between transitory emotions and creation that is perpetual.