Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 6,442 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 594 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:05 BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING
00:04:14 But I fell asleep last night before going to her.
00:08:55 We'll look for it.
00:12:23 I know you better than you imagine.
00:16:10 An accident.
00:22:01 - This seat was just reupholstered! - I told you it could wait.
00:23:46 It was to save myself that I jumped in.
00:26:05 I want the lady to leave.
00:27:43 Now try on this coat.
00:29:17 He's already drunk enough.
00:31:18 Seriously, Edouard, what are we going to do with this man?
00:35:31 Don't you?
00:39:53 Let me take those.
00:42:11 - You have a handkerchief, right? - I have a handkerchief.
00:45:28 First of all, he'd never seen me before.
00:47:02 - He licked you? - He licked me.
00:49:07 - Why should I be? - I never see you at night now.
00:53:56 I told you so.
00:55:59 Not for long, I promise.
00:59:33 We, Mr Lestingois and I, are your benefactors.
01:00:54 Why are you making these faces? You're frightening me!
01:05:04 What of him?
01:08:57 - What are you thinking? - Nothing.
01:10:27 - So, then... - I won.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed594
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:10:27
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes6,442