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Boudu Saved from Drowning

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Boudu Saved from Drowning
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NR,1hr 27min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
November 1, 1932
Director:
Jean Renoir
Distributor:
Pathe Contemporary Films
Starring:
Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcella Hainia  ...more
Synopsis: Boudu (played by Michel Simon, who also produced the film) is a shaggy, foul-smelling tramp who is rescued from drowning by bourgeois Frenchman Charles Granval. Deciding to "reform" Boudu, Granval invites the hobo into his home. Boudu returns the favor by turning the household upside down and by conducting an affair with Granval's wife Marcella Hainia. All ends happily--for Boudu at least--when the tramp wins the national lottery and marries maid Severine Lerczynska, who is so delighted that she ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
A classic black comedy from masterful French director Jean Renoir, Boudo Saved From Drowning is notable for its innovative film techniques, its bizarre characterizations, and its "modern" style of acting. It's the thin tale of a scruffy hobo (played by the film's producer, Michel Simon) whom a well-to-do French family saves from drowning. Instead of being grateful, he plagues the family, carrying ... Full Review
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Michel Simon
Boudu
Charles Granval
Monsieur Lastingois
Marcella Hainia
Madama Lastingois, Madame Lastingois
Severine Lerczynska
Anne-Marie
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