Why I am the only one who doesn't like this...
I've come on here after watching the River at my local cinema and I'm amazed to see that no one has a bad word to say about it. This film just isn't very good and far below the standards of Jean Renoir. The characters are flat and lifless. The direction is dull and boring, even the great locations don't spark any thing and Renoir seems to fail to capitalise on his beautiful location dseciding instead to concentrate everything in the very european grounds of the big house. The few scenes where we get a taste for Indian life with festivels and things lack energy.
I know I'll probably be laughed at for being stupid and unable to appreciate Renoir but I strongly feel this is by far Renoirs worst film and just because it is Renoir doesn't mean it should be instantly loved by all modern audences who watch it.
I some times think that modern audiences watch films like this already convinced that it's a classic just because of what they've heard, read or seen. Or in this case purley because of who Jean Renoir was.
Renoir was no doubt a master but even masters have off days.