On Episode 218 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before Dany starts the episode with some background on Renoir, including some information on Renoir's philosophical beliefs. We then review the two films starting off our series, 1932's Boudu Saved from Drowning (57:45), followed by Renoir's "unfinished" A Day in the Country (2:07:12) that was officially released in 1946. We hope you enjoy!
Sources mentioned:
- "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger
- "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat
- "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin
- "Looking Back on Boudu Saved From Drowning" by Eric Rohmer and Jean Douchet's (1969 French TV program on Criterion extras)
Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 2 (The Rules of the Game + The Diary of a Chambermaid)
Music:
- Intro: Boudu Saved from Drowning
- Break: Boudu Saved from Drowning
- Break 2: A Day in the Country
- Outro: Boudu Saved from Drowning
Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
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