Boudu Saved From Drowning details
| Formats: | PG DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Jean Daste, Michel Simon, Charles Granval |
| Director: | Jean Renoir |
| Genres: | Comedy - General, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | PARK CIRCUS |
| Name | Discs | |
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Boudu Saved From Drowning |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 20 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 27 Jan 2003 |
| Main languages: | French |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Smiling, not drowning
By esseintes from West Lothian , 20 May 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Boudu Saved From Drowning is a quirky, unique film.
It presents a middle-class Parisian household whose routines and respectability are disrupted after the man of the house rescues a suicidal, wild tramp from the river.
The consequences are amusing and thought-provoking, and the whole film is beautifully directed by Jean Renoir, son of the 19th century painter.
The film was not seen in Britain until the 1960s and in many ways seems ahead of its time. Boudu is the roguish antithesis of Chaplin's lovable tramp.
It may lack the slick speed we are used to, but this is charmingly, intelligently executed, and beautifully preserved in this edition.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(14)"We have a piano because we are respectable people"
By MaxTreble (6 reviews) from Norwich , 08 Feb 2012The Park Circus Blu-Ray of this film is remarkable. Such a superb picture for a film that celebrates its 80th birthday this year.
And what a witty and satirical film it is. Michel Simon is amazing as the shambolic, tic-infested Boudu who is rescued and taken in by M. Lestingois, much to the chagrin of his household. He lurches, leers and guffaws his way through the movie with a diabolical charm, first repelling and then captivating his bourgeois hosts. I imagine Luis Bunuel was a great fan of this film!
See it also for the magical, documentary-style shots of early 1930s Paris. Renoir truly opened the doors in terms of using camera movement for lyrical, artistic effect and it really shows here. They don't make films like this any more.
I can't recommend this highly enough.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A great film, of more than historical interest...
By BrindleyBeBarassedboutBombsquare (43 reviews) from Cardiff , 16 Dec 2010...seeing as there isn't a filmmaker in the world today capable of acheieving what Renoir achieved with this masterpiece. Isn't it peculiar how the 'only of historical interest' crowd, much like the 'it's boring' crowd, the 'it's dated' crowd etc are incapable of stretching their paltry, cliche-abused assessments to more than a sentence, and not a very eloquent one at that? Andre Bazin was obviously just a numpty who would have saved himself a lot of bother if he had just said, 'this is only of historical interest, the end.' Dream on people.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fascinating but often irritating
By a customer from Newcastle upon Tyne , 14 Dec 2008THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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good for insomniacs
By a customer from Hove , 12 Nov 2008Couldn't understand why it is considered funny. The humour seemed too predictible. Fell asleep halfway through it was so boring but maybe the second half is better.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Earlier version of Boudu
By PPJ (3 reviews) from London , 26 Jun 2008Historical interest only- Was this review helpful to you?
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