Comedy · France · 1932 · 1h 24m

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu sauvé des eaux

Director

Cast

Michel Simon as Priape Boudu Marcelle Hainia as Emma Lestingois Sévérine Lerczinska as Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne Jean Gehret as Vigour Max Dalban as Godin Jean Dasté as L'Étudiant

Crew

Marcel Lucien — Director of Photography Georges Asselin — Director of Photography Marguerite Renoir — Editor Suzanne de Troeye — Editor Jean Renoir — Screenplay Albert Valentin — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

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