The River
1951 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 7,089 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,104 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:37 [Woman Narrating] In India, to honor guests on special occasions...
00:05:52 - How much? - Four anna.
00:08:20 Whose filthy little children are those?
00:10:39 Usually visitors from abroad were old and married.
00:13:04 Often the sound of a vina came through the open windows.
00:15:40 "Diwali"means garland oflights.
00:19:12 For through destruction of the elements of evil...
00:23:15 I went to a party last Christmas, and they thought I was 18.
00:26:51 I want everyone to know about me...
00:29:32 and had become a stranger to his own people...
00:32:45 Oh, I did once, but I earned too much money.
00:37:25 Ah, they're only fishes.
00:41:50 I'm Mouse.
00:46:14 howjute workers cooled off in the river after a hard day...
00:49:03 Oh, that's nice, Harriet. Go on.
00:53:36 she saw his face.
00:58:51 Aaah!
01:02:18 ButJohn's here, almost one of the family. A friend.
01:07:15 A stranger.
01:11:54 Yes.
01:15:49 Having a baby hurts you terribly.
01:23:46 and they can't resist.
01:29:34 I don't like—
01:33:58 Hindus celebrate the new season.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,104
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:37
Final line01:33:58
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,089