Michel Simon offers one of the most iconic performances in movie history as Boudu, a Parisian vagabond who takes a suicidal leap into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookstore, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family makes the courageous decision to take in the uncontrollable bum, and the latter demonstrates his appreciation for their hospitality by rocking the house to its very foundations. With Boudu Saved from Drowning, famed director Jean Renoir takes advantage of a variety of Parisian sites and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to produce an exuberant satire of the wealthy.
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Michel Simon offers one of the most iconic performances in movie history as Boudu, a Parisian vagabond who takes a suicidal leap into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookstore, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family makes the courageous decision to take in the uncontrollable bum, and the latter demonstrates his appreciation for their hospitality by rocking the house to its very foundations. With Boudu Saved from Drowning, famed director Jean Renoir takes advantage of a variety of Parisian sites and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to produce an exuberant satire of the wealthy.
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