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Boudu Saved from Drowning

Original title: Boudu sauvé des eaux
  • 19321932
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.8K
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POPULARITY
58,281
13,898
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
Comedy
A bookseller saves a tramp from drowning and shelters him, but the tramp's odd behavior starts to wear everyone down.A bookseller saves a tramp from drowning and shelters him, but the tramp's odd behavior starts to wear everyone down.A bookseller saves a tramp from drowning and shelters him, but the tramp's odd behavior starts to wear everyone down.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
58,281
13,898
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    • Director
      • Jean Renoir
    • Writers
      • René Fauchois(play)
      • Jean Renoir(screenplay)
      • Albert Valentin(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Michel Simon
      • Marcelle Hainia
      • Sévérine Lerczinska
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jean Renoir
    • Writers
      • René Fauchois(play)
      • Jean Renoir(screenplay)
      • Albert Valentin(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Michel Simon
      • Marcelle Hainia
      • Sévérine Lerczinska
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    • 35User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
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    Sévérine Lerczinska and Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Charles Granval, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska, and Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Charles Granval in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Marcelle Hainia and Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Sévérine Lerczinska and Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
    Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

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    Michel Simon
    Michel Simon
    • Priape Boudu
    Marcelle Hainia
    • Emma Lestingois
    Sévérine Lerczinska
    Sévérine Lerczinska
    • Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne
    Jean Gehret
    • Vigour
    Max Dalban
    • Godin
    Jean Dasté
    Jean Dasté
    • L'étudiant
    Charles Granval
    Charles Granval
    • Édouard Lestingois
    • (as Charles Granval de la Comédie Française)
    Geneviève Cadix
    Jacques Becker
    Jacques Becker
    • Le poète
    • (uncredited)
    Georges D'Arnoux
    • Un invité à la noce
    • (uncredited)
    Régine Lutèce
    • La promeneuse
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Pierson
    Jane Pierson
    • Rose, la voisine
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Renoir
    • Writers
      • René Fauchois(play)
      • Jean Renoir(screenplay) (uncredited)
      • Albert Valentin(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      French audiences were outraged by Boudu's antisocial behavior to the extent that police had to be called to several theaters to restore order. In some areas the film was immediately pulled because of its polarizing effect.
    • Quotes

      Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne: Why have a piano if no one plays it?

      Édouard Lestingois: Even so, we have a piano because we are respectable people.

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Générique
      Performed by Raphaël

    User reviews35

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    Top review
    8/10
    Worth the rediscovery
    There is plenty more of Jean Renoir's films to see, but what has been seen of his work has been good to brilliant (my first film of his being the quite fascinating 'Madame Bovary'), only not caring for 'Woman on the Beach'. He was my main reason for seeing 'Boudu Saved from Drowning'. The very neat idea was another selling point as well as my general love for French, and foreign in general, cinema, and the high recommendation given by trusted friends.

    'Boudu Saved from Drowning' is not one of Renoir's best out of the films seen so far, and it is not hard to see why some would not care for it if they prefer their lead characters to be likeable. In 'Boudu Saved from Drowning's' case the lead character is pretty much the complete opposite of that. The exceptionally high quality of the production values and the direction cannot really be denied though, regardless of what one's thoughts on everything else is.

    Will start with the numerous good, great even, things. 'Boudu Saved from Drowning' is an exceptionally well made film on the visual front. The cinematography is just exquisite and at its best visual poetry, some of the best of its year. There is nothing claustrophobic or over-intimate about it so visually it doesn't look too stagy, the settings are handsome and evocative and the lighting quite atmospheric. The music has great use of the flute and chorus, is beautifully orchestrated and fits the story's tone very well. Renoir's direction is exemplary, always keeping what's going on engaging and not disjointed while showing a visual mastery.

    Really liked how 'Boudu Saved from Drowning' was scripted, the humour is essentially satirical and it is scathing but also clever and not too heavy, with the right amount of light-heartedness. The story isn't dull and unlike 'Woman on the Beach' doesn't feel choppy or incomplete, understanding what's going on wasn't an issue for me. The titular character is as unlikeable as they come and is a very juicy role, but the film just about avoids being mean-spirited thanks to some amusing comic timing and energy. Michel Simon is larger than life great and the rest of the cast do well.

    Despite their character writing being very thinly sketched and dominated by Boudu, so 'Boudu Saved from Drowning' is thin when it comes to characterisation.

    Although it's not a dull film and is cohesive, the film could have been a little longer to allow the drama later on to flow a little more naturally.

    In summary, very good. 8/10
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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Budi spasen iz reke
    • Filming locations
      • Berges de la Seine, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
      • Les Productions Michel Simon
      • Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,805
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.19 : 1

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