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Patricia Walters

Born January 27, 1936 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Died October 24, 2017 · aged 81

Found in Bengal in a casting call by director Jean Renoir, Walters was the daughter of a man on the staff of one of the local industrial concerns, according to Renoir's memoir. She did not make any more movies after playing the central role in Renoir's The River (1951).

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The River

The River · 1951

MovieDramaRomance

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.

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The River

The River · 1951

MovieDramaRomance

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.

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