Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning (French: Boudu sauvé des eaux) is a 1932 French film, directed by Jean Renoir. Renoir wrote the film's screenplay with Albert Valentin, from the play by René Fauchois. It stars Michel Simon as Boudu. 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ...

Remake

The film was remade in 2005 as Boudu. Gérard Jugnot directed, from a screenplay by Philippe Lopes-Curval. It starred Gérard Depardieu as Boudu. It is seen as inferior to the orginal film directed by Jean Renoir by critics. Gérard Jugnot (Paris, 4 May 1951 is a French actor, director, screenwriter and producer. ... Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born December 27, 1948; pronunciation [â–¶]) is a French actor. ... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ...

External link

• Boudu Saved from Drowning at the Internet Movie Database