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Boudu Saved From Drowning (aka Boudu Sauve Des Eaux) (1932)

A genuine masterpiece of French cinema that remains as fresh and subversive today as when it was originally released in 1932. Bondu Saved from Drowning is an utterly hilarious and wholly beguiling comedy of manners that also deals with the need for individuality and independence.
The film's eponymous hero is an anarchic freewheeling tramp whose suicide is halted by the intervention of kindly Parisian bookseller, Lestingois. After taking up residence in his benefactor's opulent bourgeois home, the larger-than-life and less than grateful take over Latinos' life, seducing first his wife and then his mistress. Refusing to be bound by convention, the restless Bondu ultimately returns to his carefree wandering ways.
Boasting at its core an outrageous, towering performance by Michel Simon, Bondu Saved from Drowning is also marked by legendary director Jean Renoir's gentle shifts in tone encompassing the farcical and the tragic.

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Classification:

Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Starring:

Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hainia, Severine Lerczinska, Jean Gehret, Max Dalban, Jean Daste

Director:

Jean Renoir

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	Reviewed by: Fran Heybrook
Just Beautiful Sit down and enjoy this slice of wonderful 'old times' movie. The atmosphere is one of times past and the storyline is lyrical. If you like french cinema go for this one.

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Boudu Saved From Drowning (aka Boudu Sauve Des Eaux)

Genres:

Comedy

Run Time:
80 Minutes

Subtitles:

English

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

BFI Classification:
Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Release Date:
27/01/2003

Production Year:
1932

Aspect Ratio:
Full Frame 4:3

Colour:
B & W

Special Features:

Interactive menus
Scene selection