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A Parisian bookseller, Lestingois, fishes Boudu, a vagrant, out of the river Seine. He befriends the tramp and puts him up at home, where Boudu causes nothing but trouble. However, events take a different turn when Boudu wins the lottery Starring Michel Simon and Charles Granval, renowned director Jean Renoirs 1932 classic farce Boudu Saved From Drowning (Boudu sauvé des eaux) has been beautifully restored in high definition and features a previously missing scene which was, by chance, conserved in the original negative.
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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), 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 ends her own affair with the hypocritical Granval. Boudu decides to forego his new-found wealth for his previous carefree existence, leaving the greedy Lerczynska in the lurch. Filmed in 1932, Boudu Saved From Drowning was not released in the US until 1967, at which time it was universally praised by the wine-and-cheese critics. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...Boudu Saved from Drowning ( 1932 ) ( Boudu sauvé des eaux ) (Blu-Ray)
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Any film by the revered French film director Jean Renoir is well worth a look at, and this one is no exception. Although filmed way back in 1932 it is a charming social comedy that belies its years. It is also a superb elegiac photographic record of an earlier more innocent France. Unkempt, smelly, bearded, sartorially challenged tramp Boudu throws himself into the river Seine to end his miserable existence, where he is saved by affluent bookseller Lestingois who invites him into his home. Bad move! For this act of kindness his ordered world is quickly turned upside down. Boudu lacks any shred of conventional social niceties and prefers to pursue Lestingois's wife and housemaid with the sort of gusto that shows he will not be throwing himself back into the Seine any time soon. The old adage about no good deed going unpunished begins to hold credence. Even Lestigois's greatest pleasure, his nocturnal visits to his housemaids bedroom are put on hold. When asked by the maid if he regretted his decision to allow Boudu in he replies "During the day I am unsure, but at night no". When Boudu spits onto the pages of Balzac's "The Physiology of Marriage", enough is enough.
Michel Simon plays Boudu in a unique idiosyncratic style. His antics are surprising for the time, taking uncouth to the limits. Apparently 1932 audiences were shocked by his antics which does not surprise me. Gerard Depardieu revived the role in more recent years. The Hollywood film "Down and Out in Beverley Hills"(1986) was also based on the film. Collisions across the classes have always held good dramatic and comedic material. "Lady Chatterly's Lover" being a more obvious example.... Read more ›
Michel Simon plays Boudu in a unique idiosyncratic style. His antics are surprising for the time, taking uncouth to the limits. Apparently 1932 audiences were shocked by his antics which does not surprise me. Gerard Depardieu revived the role in more recent years. The Hollywood film "Down and Out in Beverley Hills"(1986) was also based on the film. Collisions across the classes have always held good dramatic and comedic material. "Lady Chatterly's Lover" being a more obvious example.... Read more ›
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If you own the DVD of this classic Renoir film or even if you were considering buying one- I say HOLD IT!. Get this Blu-Ray instead. The restoration is simply stunning! for such an old and venerable film. I think this is where the Blu Ray really comes to the fore- when you see these restored B & W classics. The grain and clarity here are beyond anything I could have hoped for! Given that Renoir shot so much of it outside in natural light adds to the enjoyment of the film like never before! Renoir's style has always remained fresh no matter how many years have gone by.
A few of the shots in the film are in soft focus, but as a note tells you before the film starts, this is down to Renoir's choice of lens for these shots rather than a fault in the film itself. Additionally there is a 12 sec bit of film that has been put back in for this restoration, and those seconds are just as pristine as the rest of the film although deliberately left without subtitles, as the Blu ray box informs us.
Wow! Now if only someone would do a similar job on 'The Crime on Monsieur Lange' and 'Une partie de campagne',I'd be a happy man! (There are already Blu ray restorations on 'La Grande Illusion' & 'La Règle du jeu': although I have not seen the latter, the La grande Illusion restoration is also terrific.)
A few of the shots in the film are in soft focus, but as a note tells you before the film starts, this is down to Renoir's choice of lens for these shots rather than a fault in the film itself. Additionally there is a 12 sec bit of film that has been put back in for this restoration, and those seconds are just as pristine as the rest of the film although deliberately left without subtitles, as the Blu ray box informs us.
Wow! Now if only someone would do a similar job on 'The Crime on Monsieur Lange' and 'Une partie de campagne',I'd be a happy man! (There are already Blu ray restorations on 'La Grande Illusion' & 'La Règle du jeu': although I have not seen the latter, the La grande Illusion restoration is also terrific.)
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