Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookseller, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family decides to take in the irrepressible bum, and he shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations. With Boudu Saved from Drowning, legendary director Jean Renoir takes advantage of a host of Parisian locations and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie.
- Date of release
- 1932-11-11
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (159)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Jean Renoir
Casting
- Michel Simon — Priape Boudu
- Marcelle Hainia — Emma Lestingois
- Sévérine Lerczinska — Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
- Charles Granval — Édouard Lestingois
- Jean Gehret — Vigour
- Max Dalban — Godin
- Jean Dasté — L'Étudiant
- Geneviève Cadix — la petite fille
- Jacques Becker — Le Poète (uncredited)
- Georges D'Arnoux — Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
- Régine Lutèce — la jeune femme au chien perdu
- Jane Pierson — Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Boudu Saved from Drowning is a 1932 French social satire comedy of manners film directed by Jean Renoir. Renoir wrote the film's screenplay, from the 1919 play by René Fauchois. The film stars Michel Simon as Boudu.
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