September 7, 2010 (XXI:2) Jean Renoir, BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING/BOUDU SAUVÉ DES EAUX (1932, 85 min) Directed by Jean Renoir Based on a play by René Fauchois Screenplay by Jean Renoir and Albert Valentin Produced by Michel Simon Cinematography by Georges Asselin Film Editing by Suzanne de Troeye and Marguerite Renoir Assistant director…Jacques Becker Michel Simon...Priape Boudu Marcelle Hainia...Emma Lestingois Sévérine Lerczinska...Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne Jean Gehret...Vigour Max Dalban...Godin Jean Dasté...L'étudiant Charles Granval...Édouard Lestingois Geneviève Cadix Jacques Becker...Le poète Monsieur Lange 1936, Une partie de campaign 1936, Madame Bovary 1933, La Chienne 1931 (The Bitch, Isn’t Life a Bitch?), Le JEAN RENOIR (15 Bled 1929, Nana 1926, and Une vie sans joie 1924 (Backbiters, September 1894, Paris–12 Catherine). He occasionally stepped in front of the camera. Some of February 1979, Beverly his roles were: Octave in La Règle du jeu, Cabuche in La Bête Hills) directed about 40 humaine, and Père Poulain in Une partie de campagne. In 1975, films and wrote or co- Renoir received an honorary Academy Award as “A genius who, wrote the scripts for the with grace, responsibility and enviable devotion through silent best of them. He funded film, sound film, feature, documentary and television has won the his earliest films— world's admiration.” La Grande Illusion won a special award as undertaken as a showcase Best Overall Artistic Contribution from the Venice Film Festival in for his actress wife—by 1937; the following year, the film was banned in Italy, and selling some of his remained so until 1945. There’s a great web site on Renoir, in father’s paintings. He French, “Je m’appelle Jean Renoir,” at www.univ-nancy2.fr/renoir/. moved to the United States when the Nazis ALBERT VALENTIN (5 August 1902, La Louvière, Hainaut, occupied France. Some of Belgium—13 April 1968, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France), wrote his films are Le Déjeuner 35 films: Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme 1968, Le sur l'herbe1959, Éléna et canard en fer-blanc 1967, Messalina vs. the Son of les hommes 1956 (Paris Hercules/L'ultimo gladiatore/Messalina Against the Son of Does Strange Things), Hercules 1964, Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta/The Terror of Rome French Cancan 1955, Le Against the Son of Hercules 1964, Good King Dagobert/Le bon roi Carrosse d'or 1952, The Dagobert 1963, Goliath and the Rebel Slave/Goliath e la schiava River 1951, The Woman on the Beach 1947, The Diary of a ribelle/Gordian the Glorious Avenger/The Tyrant of Lydia Against Chambermaid 1946, The Southerner 1945, This Land Is Mine 1943, the Son of Hercules 1963, L'eroe di Babilonia/The Beast of Babylon Swamp Water 1941, La Règle du jeu 1939 (The Rules of the Game), Against the Son of Hercules 1963, Destination Rome/Tempo di La Bête Humaine 1938 (The Human Beast, Judas Was a Woman), Roma 1963, Il cambio della guardia 1962, The Vendetta/La La Marseillaise 1938, La Grande Illusion (1937), Le Crime de vendetta 1962, Emile's Boat/Le bateau d'Émile 1962, Why Renoir—BOUDU SAVE FROM DROWNING—2 Paris?/Pourquoi Paris? 1962, Meurtre en 45 tours 1960, Too Late Paris 1953, La vie d'un honnête homme 1953, Le marchand de to Love/Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?/Why Do You Come So Late? Venise/The Merchant of Venice 1953, Monsieur Taxi 1952, 1959, Archimède, le clochard 1959, The Female/La femme et le Poison/La poison 1951, Beauty and the Devil/La beauté du diable pantin 1959, Maxime 1958, Nana 1955, The Affairs of 1950, Les amants du pont Saint-Jean 1947, Non coupable 1947, Messalina/Messalina 1951, Sérénade au bourreau 1951) writer, Panic/Panique 1947, A Friend Will Come Tonight/...Un ami The Strange Madame X/L'étrange Mme X 1951, Au p'tit zouave viendra ce soir... 1946, Girl of the Golden West/Una signora 1950, L'échafaud peut attendre 1949, La vie de plaisir 1944, The dell'ovest 1942, The Story of Tosca/ Tosca 1941, Love Woman Who Dared/Le ciel est à vous/The Sky Is Yours 1944, Sins Cavalcade/Cavalcade d'amour 1940, Derrière la façade 1939, La of Youth/Péchés de jeunesse 1941, L'étrange Monsieur fin du jour/The End of the Day 1939, Belle étoile 1938, The Victor/Strange M. Victor 1938, The Great Temptation/La porte du Stream/Le ruisseau 1938, Les nouveaux riches 1938, Port of large 1936, Toi que j'adore 1934, Boudu Saved from Shadows/Le quai des brumes 1938, Le règne de l'esprit malin 1938, Drowning/Boudu sauvé des eaux 1932. Bizarre, Bizarre/Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure du Docteur Molyneux/Funny Drama or The Strange Adventures of Doctor GEORGES ASSELIN was cinematographer for 36 films, among them Molyneaux 1937, Mirages 1937, Let Us Do a Dream/Faisons un Une idée à l'eau 1940), Son oncle de Normandie 1939, Courrier rêve... 1936, Jeunes filles de Paris 1936, Sous les yeux d'occident d'Asie 1939, Les chevaliers de la cloche/Precious Fools 1937, 1936, Le bébé de l'escadron 1935, Amants et voleurs/Lovers and Passeurs d'hommes/Human Freight 1937, Second Thieves 1935, Le bonheur 1934/I, L'atalante 1934, Léopold le bien- Bureau/Deuxième bureau 1936, The Drunkard/ La pocharde 1936, aimé 1934, Adémaï au moyen âge 1934, High and Low/Du haut en Les deux gamines 1936, Le champion de ces dames 1935, Children bas/From Top to Bottom 1933, Boudu Saved from Drowning/Boudu of Montmartre/La maternelle 1933, Miss Helyett 1933, Boudu sauvé des eaux 1932, The Bitch/La chienne/Isn't Life a Bitch? 1931, Saved from Drowning/Boudu sauvé des eaux 1932, Prisonnier de On purge bébé 1931, Jean de la Lune 1931, Illegitimate mon coeur 1932, Night at the Crossroads/La nuit du carrefour Child/L'enfant de l'amour 1930, Pivoine 1929, The Sad Sack/Tire 1932, Une idée folle 1932, Mon gosse de père 1930, La nuit est à au flanc 1928, The Passion of Joan of Arc/La passion de Jeanne nous 1930, Dans la nuit 1929, L'appel de la chair 1929, Hara-Kiri d'Arc 1928, The Loves of Casanova/Casanova/Prince of 1928, Chantage 1927, Malvaloca 1926, Jack 1925, Les opprimés Adventurers/Casanova, the Prince of Adventure 1927, L'inconnue 1923, The Battle/La bataille 1923, L'amie d'enfance 1922, and des six jours 1926, The Vocation of André Carel/La vocation Malencontre 1920. d'André Carel 1925, and La galerie des monsters/Gallery of Monsters 1924. JACQUES BECKER (15 September 1906, Paris, France—21 February 1960, Paris, France) was second unit director or assistant director on 11 films, several of them Renoir’s: La Marseillaise 1938, The Grand Illusion/La grande illusion 1937, Les bas- fonds/The Lower Depths 1936, La vie est à nous/Life Is Ours 1936, Partie de campagne/Picnic 1936/I, Madame Bovary 1933, Boudu Saved from Drowning/Boudu sauvé des eaux 1932, and Night at the Crossroads/La nuit du carrefour 1932. He is a well known director in his own right. Some of his 17 films are The Night Watch/Le trou 1960, The Adventures of Arsène Lupin/Les aventures d'Arsène Lupin 1957, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves/Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs/Dance of Desire 1954, Touchez pas au grisbi/Grisbi/Hands Off the Loot 1954, Rue de l'Estrapade 1953, Golden Marie/Casque d'or 1952, Edward and Caroline/Édouard et Caroline 1951, Rendezvous in July/Rendez-vous de juillet 1949, Antoine et Antoinette 1947, Dernier atout 1942, Cristobal's Gold/L'or du Cristobal 1940, La vie est à nous/Life Is Ours 1936, Le commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié 1935, and Tête de turc 1935, MARCELLE HAINIA (13 November 1896, Paris, France—9 August MICHEL SIMON (9 April 1895, Geneva, Switzerland—30 May 1968, Paris, France) appeared in 21 films and TV dramas, among 1975, Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France) appeared in 110 them Allô police 1969, Les collégiennes 1957, School for films, among them The Red Ibis/L'Ibis rouge 1975, The Butcher, the Love/Futures vedettes/Joy of Loving 1955, Rififi/Du rififi chez les Star and the Orphan/Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline/The Star, the hommes 1955, La demoiselle et son revenant 1952, Love, Orphan, and the Butcher 1975, La più bella serata della mia vita Madame/L'amour, Madame 1952, Mademoiselle Josette ma femme 1972, Blanche 1971, The House/La maison 1970, Two Hours to 1951, Justice Is Done/Justice est faite 1950, Torrents 1947, The Kill/Deux heures à tuer 1966, Ecce Homo 1965, Cyrano et Room Upstairs/Martin Roumagnac 1946, Gringalet 1946, Father d'Artagnan 1964, The Train/John Frankenheimer's The Train 1964, Serge/Le père Serge 1945, Service de nuit 1944, It Happened at the The Devil and the Ten Commandments/Le diable et les dix Inn/Goupi mains rouges 1943) The Little Thing/Le petit chose 1938, commandements 1962, Candide/Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe and Boudu Saved from Drowning/Boudu sauvé des eaux. siècle 1960, The Battle of Austerlitz/Austerlitz 1960, It Happened in Broad Daylight/Es geschah am hellichten Tag 1958, La joyeuse SEVERINE LERCZINSKA appeared in only two films, both by prison 1956, Memories of a Cop/Mémoires d'un flic 1956, Renoir: La Marseillaise 1938, Boudu Saved from Drowning/Boudu Hungarian Rhapsody/Ungarische Rhapsodie 1954, Femmes de sauvé des eaux 1932. Renoir—BOUDU SAVE FROM DROWNING—3 I would have like to join them and be impressive myself.