Hanna Flint delves into how Jean Renoir crafted a coming of age story for the ages with a much-appreciated female vantage point in this video essay for the Blu-ray release of Jean Renoir's The River (1951).
Written and presented by Hanna Flint.
Edited by Maha Albadrawi.
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