The River  [videorecording] / 
Oriental International Films, Inc. ; director, Jean Renoir 
 - [United States] :  Janus Films :  Criterion Collection,  2005. 
 - 1 videodisc (99 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. +  1 booklet (15 p. : coll. ill. ; 19 cm.) 
 - Criterion collection ;  276 .
 - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;  276 .
<br/><br/> Originally released as a motion picture in 1951  Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden  Special features: New high-definition digital transfer from the 2004 film restoration; introduction to the film by Jean Renoir; new video interview with Martin Scorsese; 2000 audio interview with producer Ken McEldowney; 1995  'Rumer Godden: An Indian Afffair' BBC documentary; essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske; stills gallery; original theatrical trailer. 
<br/><br/>Cinematographer, Claude Renoir  Cinematographer, Claude Renoir 
<br/><br/>Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Adrienne Corri 
<br/><br/> The film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD format ; Region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0780029623 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>037429202920 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Social conditions--Drama
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4372  / RIV 2005