Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932 · directed by Jean Renoir
- Rating
- 82/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), directed by Jean Renoir, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Michel Simon
- Marcelle Hainia
- Sévérine Lerczinska
- Charles Granval
- Jean Gehret
- Max Dalban
- Jean Dasté
- Geneviève Cadix
- Jacques Becker
- Georges D'Arnoux
Crew
- Georges Asselin — Director of Photography
- Marcel Lucien — Director of Photography
- Marguerite Renoir — Editor
- Suzanne de Troeye — Editor
- Albert Valentin — Screenplay
- Jean Renoir — Screenplay
More from Jean Renoir
- The Rules of the Game (1939) — 99/100 · hit
- Grand Illusion (1937) — 87/100 · hit
- La Chienne (1931) — 84/100 · hit
- A Day in the Country (1946) — 84/100 · hit
- French Cancan (1955) — 84/100 · hit
- Toni (1935) — 83/100 · hit
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