

Boudu Saved from Drowning
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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- Released
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- Language
- French
- paris, france
- suicide attempt
- bourgeoisie
- tramp
- seine
- mistress
- house guest
- clochard
- adulterous wife
- adulterous husband
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FranceFR
- TheatricalU11 Nov 1932
GermanyDE
- TVArte11 Apr 2005
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Boudu Saved from Drowning was released on 11 November 1932.
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