Boudu saved from drowning (DVD) [videorecording] / Janus Films ; les Établissements Jacques Haik présentent ; réalisé par les Productions Michel Simon avec le concours du CCF ; réalisation de Jean Renoir.
Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska, Jean Gehret. Based on the play by René Fauchois. Originally released as a motion picture in 1932. Full screen (1.33:1) presentation. Booklet includes essay by Christopher Faulkner. Special features: introduction by Jean Renoir; excerpt from a 1967 "Cinéastes de notre temps" program, featuring Renoir and Michel Simon; new video interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; French television conversation between director Eric Rohmer and critic Jean Douchet; interactive map of 1930s Paris, featuring locations for the film.
Summary:
A well-off bookseller rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine and his family dedicates itself to reforming him. He shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations, challenging the hidebound principles of his hosts.
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