Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
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.
- Released
- 1932-11-11
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Renoir, Jean Renoir, Albert Valentin
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 159 votes
Cast
- Michel Simon as Priape Boudu
- Marcelle Hainia as Emma Lestingois
- Sévérine Lerczinska as Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
- Charles Granval as Édouard Lestingois
- Jean Gehret as Vigour
- Max Dalban as Godin
- Jean Dasté as L'Étudiant
- Geneviève Cadix as la petite fille
- Jacques Becker as Le Poète (uncredited)
- Georges D'Arnoux as Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
- Régine Lutèce as la jeune femme au chien perdu
- Jane Pierson as Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)