Rumer Godden

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FILMS
 
Several of her books have been made into classical films - Black Narcissus. The River and The Greengage Summer. Other books were made into films too - Enchantment from A Fugue in Time, Innocent Sinners from An Episode of Sparrows and into TV films - In this House of Brede, and The Peacock Spring.

Two childrens books, The Diddakoi and The Dolls House were made into BBC films as Kizzi and Tottie respectively.

Click on the links below to visit the film pages from the internet movie database or visit the Rumer Godden pages on the internet movie database
Films TV Films
   
In This House of Brede (1975) Peacock Spring, The (1995)
Battle of the Villa Fiorita, The (1965)
... aka Affair at the Villa Fiorita		 Kizzi
Greengage Summer, The (1961)
... aka Loss of Innocence		 Tottie
Innocent Sinners (1958)  
River, The (1951)
... aka Fleuve, Le		  
Enchantment (1948)(novel Take Three Tenses)  
Black Narcissus (1947)  


DVDs
The River (1951) ... aka Fleuve, Le
Released by The Criterion Collection, The River also contains the biographical documentary of Rumer Godden made by the BBC for Bookmark and filmed in India with her daughter Jane. The River was directed by Jean Renoir and is being shown this year at the Cannes Film Festival in the Classics Events.
Black Narcissus (1947)
Also from The Criterion Collection, a restored edition of the classic Black Narcissus, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starring Deborah Kerr.

Both DVD releases are available from Amazon.

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