Boudu sauvé des eaux : Boudu saved from drowning /
A well-off bookseller rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine and his family dedicates itself to reforming him. He shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations and challenging the hidebound principles of his hosts.
| Uniform Title: | Boudu sauvé des eaux (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Home Vision Entertainment,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
305. |
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| Summary: | A well-off bookseller rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine and his family dedicates itself to reforming him. He shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations and challenging the hidebound principles of his hosts. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the play by René Fauchois. Originally released as a motion picture in 1932. A foreign film (France). Full screen (1.33:1) presentation. Booklet includes essay by Christopher Faulkner. Special features: introduction by Jean Renoir; excerpt from a 1967 "Cinéastes de notre temps" program, featuring Renoir and Michel Simon; new video interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; French television conversation between director Eric Rohmer and critic Jean Douchet; interactive map of 1930s Paris, featuring locations for the film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; monaural. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Marcel Lucien, Georges Asselin ; editors, Marguerite Houllé, Suzanne de Troye. |
| ISBN: | 0780030125 |