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 (Granval). 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 the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie. – Janus Films
1932 • dir Jean Renoir w/Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska • 84 min • DCP
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Repertory Series
SUMMER OF SATIRE
Wednesdays, July 23 – Aug 27
Our Summer of Satire series offers an entertaining collection of celluloid satires skewering war, capitalism, racism, class and ideology with absurdism, surrealism, and biting humor. These films expose the contradictions and hypocrisies of modern society across eras, cultures, and political systems. Join us on Wednesdays beginning July 23 for Summer of Satire. Learn more at
DUCK SOUP • Wed, Jul 23 at 4:30, 6:30 • DCP
MY MAN GODFREY • Wed, Jul 30 at 4:30, 8:30 • DCP
BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING • Wed, Jul 30 at 6:30 • DCP
ELMER GANTRY • Wed, Aug 6 at 6:00 • 35mm
WEEKEND • Wed, Aug 13 at 3:45, 8:00 • 35mm
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL • Wed, Aug 13 at 6:00 • DCP
ONE, TWO, THREE • Wed, Aug 20 at 6:00 • DCP
DR. STRANGELOVE • Wed, Aug 20 at 3:45, 8:15 • DCP
WATERMELON MAN • Wed, Aug 27 at 4:15, 8:30 • 4K DCP
PUTNEY SWOPE • Wed, Aug 27 at 6:30 • DCP
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