The Criterion Collection has released a short clip from an archival video interview in which acclaimed director Martin Scorsese addresses Jean Renoir's The River. The interview is included on the boutique label's new Blu-ray release of The River.
Official synopsis: 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.
Note: You can see our listing and review of the Blu-ray release here.