The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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. 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 a host of Parisian locations and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie.
Ratings
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
158 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean RenoirDirector
- Albert ValentinScreenplay
- Jean RenoirScreenplay
Cast
- Michel SimonPriape Boudu
- Marcelle HainiaEmma Lestingois
- Sévérine LerczinskaChloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
- Jean GehretVigour
- Max DalbanGodin
- Jean DastéL'Étudiant
- Charles GranvalÉdouard Lestingois
- Geneviève Cadixla petite fille
- Jacques BeckerLe Poète (uncredited)
- Georges D'ArnouxUn Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
- Régine Lutècela jeune femme au chien perdu
- Jane PiersonRose, la Voisine (uncredited)
