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The River (1933)

The River poster
Original title
Řeka
Directed by
Josef Rovenský
Genre
drama film, adventure film, talk show, romance film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to a small village after time away and reconnects with a woman he left behind. Their romance is complicated by the river that isolates the community and by old wounds.

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What happens

The River (Czech: Řeka) is a 1933 Czechoslovak film drama directed by Josef Rovenský. The film was also released with German voiceovers under the title Junge Liebe in 1934. The film won Best Director Prize at 1934 Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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