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We can see that the original farce (by René Fauchois) was probably pretty funny to begin with, but Renoir makes of it much, much more. Boudu Saved from Drowning--arguably the first French New Wave film, nearly 30 years before there was a New Wave--is one of those cardinal works in which we can see, and experience anew, a great filmmaker inventing the cinema. Without jettisoning the formal qualities of the theatrical farce, Renoir opens his film to light, fresh air, and the teeming multifariousness of Parisian street life; the denizens of the city become unwitting extras in the movie as Boudu first shambles, then prances, among them. The deep-focus camerawork is exhilarating, but even the gregarious roughness of the production feels right, indeed essential. "I believe that perfection is even dangerous," Renoir remarked of his own movie. "If a film is perfect, the public has nothing to add.... The audience should always be trying to finish a picture, ... fill in the holes which we didn't fill." Collaborating on Boudu is a glorious experience. --Richard T. Jameson
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Jean Renoir |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 23 February, 1967 |
| MANUFACTURER: | France |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, Subtitled, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Art House & International, Drama, General |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 663340105035 |
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Customer Reviews of Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932)
Civilization and Its Discontents In BOUDU Renoir's satire is never cruel; he shows affection for all of his silly characters--and NO ONE escapes a ribbing. <
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>Boudu is pure id (imagine Walt Whitman on a three-day bender), but he has no real malice toward anyone. Lestingois is driven by a sincere and utterly self-serving sense of compassion. He thinks he can bring this wild animal into his house and groom and curry him until he personifies the bookseller's own generosity. And he thinks he can do this without any noticeable disruption in his own carefully ordered universe. Boudu consents to apply polish to his shoes, yes; then he wipes the excess fresh polish off with the aid of a white bedspread. At every turn, china shop meets bull. It's lovely.
Hilarious.
I'm not into a lot of analysis and social commentary like many of the reviewers of this film seem to be. And I have nothing against the bourgeoisie--average middle class people make the world go round (and I bet that most people who review films on Amazon are very middle-class, enjoying the comforts of 21st century America--which are considerably more than the comforts of 1930's France.) I can see that if there was a real Boudu, I would not want him in my house for very long, if at all (the man spits in books! He uses clean bed quilts to wipe his dirty feet!) However, all social commentary aside, this is one of the funniest movies ever. Michel Simon is a comic genius. The physical things he does, the way he talks just continually crack you up--he would be funny in a moview by himself. But it's even funnier here to watch him react with the other people in the movie, who are all really good actors and excellent straight men (and women). If you just want to laugh and laugh, watch this.
a very nice film
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
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>"Boudu saved from drowning" known in France as "Boudu sauvé des eaux" is a comedy about a Parisian bookseller who rescues a homeless man from a suicide attempt. He takes him in but his poor manners bother those around him.
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>The film is directed by Jean Renoir known for many other great classic French films. The film has some great scenes of 1930's Paris and good acting.
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>The DVD has plenty of extra features also.
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>There is an old introduction to the film by Jean Renoir, an interactive map of 1930's Paris specializing in the film's locations, a new interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, scenes from a program featuring Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, and a video conversation between film director Eric Rohmer and movie critic Jean Douchet
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>The interactive map feature was very well done and shows how the filming locations appear today.
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>Overall, this is a very fine movie and I recommend it.