Rumer Godden Movies

  • 1947
    Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

    7.5291947HD

    A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are...

    Black Narcissus
  • 1951
    The River

    The River

    The River

    7.1931951HD

    Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the...

    The River
  • 1965
    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    4.81965HD

    Two British children travel to Italy in an attempt to break up their runaway mother's affair with an Italian concert pianist.

    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
  • 1948
    Enchantment

    Enchantment

    Enchantment

    6.41948HD

    Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last...

    Enchantment
  • 1961
    The Greengage Summer

    The Greengage Summer

    The Greengage Summer

    6.21961HD

    Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.

    The Greengage Summer
  • 1991
    The Wish That Changed Christmas

    The Wish That Changed Christmas

    The Wish That Changed Christmas

    7.21991HD

    Ivy, an orphan wants a grandmother and a doll for Christmas. She mistakes a sign greeting her into a town, she jumps off a bus and shouts, "It's me,...

    The Wish That Changed Christmas
  • 1996
    The Peacock Spring

    The Peacock Spring

    The Peacock Spring

    71996HD

    Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New...

    The Peacock Spring
  • 1969
    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir

    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir

    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir

    71969HD

    A example of Jean Renoir's talents as a director as he works Gisèle Braunberger into the right frame of mind.

    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir
  • 1983
    Fireworks for Elspeth

    Fireworks for Elspeth

    Fireworks for Elspeth

    01983HD

    Will they starve her? Shave her head? Force her to wear a hair shirt? Elspeth's friends and family react with horror, grief and even derision to her...

    Fireworks for Elspeth
  • 1975
    In This House of Brede

    In This House of Brede

    In This House of Brede

    61975HD

    Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun. The man who loves her is in...

    In This House of Brede
  • 1995
    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    01995HD

    Rumer Godden the 88 year old author is taken back to India, where she lived from 1908-1945 to revisit her unconventional life there and to share with...

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair
  • 1982
    L’Elegance

    L’Elegance

    L’Elegance

    01982HD

    1982. A shop worker saves money all year for a holiday in France, using a magazine as guide to the mode of dress and manners of behaviour she thinks...

    L’Elegance