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Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

Comedy
Release Date: 1932, November 11
Directors: Jean Renoir
Countries: France
Production: Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Les Productions Michel Simon, Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Les Productions Michel Simon, Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF), Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
Cast: Jane Pierson, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon, Sévérine Lerczinska, Marcelle Hainia, Max Dalban, Jean Gehret, Georges D'Arnoux, Charles Granval, Geneviève Cadix, Régine Lutèce

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

paris, france suicide attempt adulterous wife tramp mistress bourgeoisie house guest seine adulterous husband clochard