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I watched Renoir’s Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) yesterday. It is a delightful film whose comedy is almost unplaceable, bordering on the slapstick, yet much more real in a surprising sort of way. Michel Simon – the famous French actor who plays Boudu – and Jean Renior are interviewed on the DVD and they point out that there was never a character before or after quite like Boudu.
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I have recently been looking into the works of the French film director Jean Renoir. He is the son of the impressionist painter and made films from the 20’s through the 60’s. Some of his films are considered among the best ever made, particularly The Rules of the Game (1939) and Grand Illusion (1937). If you’re unfamiliar with Renoir, I recommend you start with one of these two.
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