On January 1, 1967, Janine Bazin and Andre S. Labarthe devoted an episode of their series “Cinéastes de notre temps” to bringing together Jean Renoir and Michel Simon to discuss the films they had made together in the 1930s. In this excerpt from the episode, “Portrait de Michel Simon par Jean Ren...
Filmmaker, writer, and educator Jean-Pierre Gorin began his career as Jean-Luc Godard’s collaborator on the Dziga Vertov Group films, including TOUT VA BIEN. In 2005, he spoke about Jean Renoir and BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING.
In this installment of the educational French television series “Aller au cinéma,” filmmaker Eric Rohmer directs “Post-face a Boudu sauve des eaux,” in which he and critic Jean Douchet discuss the film's social implications.
