

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
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.Boudu Saved from Drowning featuring Michel Simon and Marcelle Hainia is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and streaming with subscription on Kanopy. It's a comedy movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.3 (5,911 votes) and was very well received by critics.
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Available to stream on a subscription service (The Criterion Channel and Kanopy).
Not available to watch free online.
Not available to stream on a TV everywhere service.
Not available to rent or buy.
#70 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel
#148 Ranked in Movies on Kanopy
#720 Ranked in Comedy Movies
Boudu Saved from Drowning has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.3 (5,911 votes) and was very well received by critics. The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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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.