Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

Name: Boudu Saved from Drowning
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1932
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska, Jean Gehret, Max Dalban

1h 24m France

Comedy

Plot

Michel Simon delivers an unforgettable portrayal of Boudu, a down-and-out Parisian who attempts suicide by diving into the Seine. Rescued by Edouard Lestingois, a prosperous bookseller, Boudu is taken into the Lestingois home, where his unruly presence disrupts the family's orderly life. In Boudu Saved from Drowning, celebrated director Jean Renoir masterfully utilizes various Parisian settings and Simon's anarchic energy to craft a lively satire that critiques the bourgeois lifestyle, blending humor with poignant social commentary.

Cast

Michel Simon Marcelle Hainia Sévérine Lerczinska Jean Gehret Max Dalban Jean Dasté Charles Granval Geneviève Cadix Jacques Becker Georges D'Arnoux Régine Lutèce Jane Pierson