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Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
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"Unemployment is about to get even worse now that Citigroup has announced it will cut 52,000 jobs early next year. And falsely reported news of a killing in Santa Clara, California (the shooter was fired, not laid off) only adds to the bleak atmosphere surrounding the already upsetting job market. But while desperate times may lead to desperate measures, it’s vital for us to remember what we learned from the films of the 1930s, when the Great Depression caused a nearly 25% rate of unemployment (we’re currently at 6.5%). Hopeful stories of upward mobility and implausible solutions were popular at the time, though many of them had downsides or inspired the desire for unlikely prospects. Still, there was some guidance to be found buried within the fantasies of Hollywood, and SpoutBlog has compiled this handy list to help you make the right choices during your current or imminent joblessness.
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"One thing that is really annoying to filmgoer is when a movie that is really great takes a wrong turn and ends up with a lame third act. Boudu Saved From Drowning is such a film. It's a comedy from Jean Renior, not ordinarilly though of as a comedy director, though it is indeed funny. The story revolves around homeless bum Boudu (Michel Simon) who tries to commit suicide after he loses his dog. He is saved by the middle-class Mr. Lastingois (Charles Granval), a kind bookseller who is having an affair with his maid (Severine Lerczynska). The Lastingois' let Boudu stay with them out of generoisty, which they will soon regret when he acts rudely and breaks stuff around the house. The film is very funny and rather wise for a while but the movie falls apart in act three. There are two main problems. First, without giving anything away, Mrs. Lastingois (Marcella Hainia) does something that there is no setup for, has no motivation and is completley out of her characer. At the very ... "
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