
Boudu Saved from Drowning
- Wed, Jul 30
Director: Jean Renoir Run Time: 84 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1932 Language: French with English subtitles
Starring: Charles Granval, Jean Gehret, Marcelle Hainia, Max Dalban, Michel Simon, Sévérine Lerczinska
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 (Granval). 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 the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie. – Janus Films
Double Feature with MY MAN GODFREY