| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 276 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 276.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden. |
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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 ; essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske ; stills gallery ; original theatrical trailer ; Rumer Godden: an Indian affair / BBC in association with Doordarshan ; produced & directed by Sharon Maguire (1995 : 59 min.). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Claude Renoir ; editing, George Gale ; music, M.A. Parata Sarathy ; narration, June Hillman. |
| Cast |
Patricia Walters, Adrienne Corri, Radha, Thomas E. Breen, Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Richard Foster. |
| Summary |
The film contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal River in India. Harriet lives in a house overlooking the river with her English family. One day, a young American arrives at the home of his cousin, Mr. John, a widower who lives next door to Harriet's family. The young man becomes the focus of attention for Harriet, her older friend Valerie, and for Mr. John's half-Indian daughter Melanie. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) |
| Subject |
English -- India -- Bengal -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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First loves -- Drama
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India -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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India -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979 Director. Screenwriter.
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Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998. Screenwriter.
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McEldowney, Kenneth, 1906-2004. Producer.
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Swinburne, Nora, 1902-2000 Actor.
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Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987 Actor.
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Walters, Patricia Actor.
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Corri, Adrienne Actor.
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Burnier, Radha Actor.
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Maguire, Sharon Producer. Director.
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Oriental-International Films.
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Theatre Guild
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Janus Films
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Doordarshan (Television station : New Delhi, India)
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| Added Title |
Rumer Godden: an Indian affair.
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| ISBN |
0780029623 |
| Standard No. |
037429202920 |
| Music No. |
RIV060 Criterion |
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