Boudu Saved from Drowning and Down and Out in Beverly Hills April 22, 2012

Paul Mazursky directed and co-wrote the hilarious Down and Out in Beverly Hills—featuring Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, and Nick Nolte, along with a memorable performance by Little Richard—based upon Jean Renoir’s 1932 comic gem Boudu Saved from Drowning. Both Renoir’s and Mazursky’s works tell of a bum who, when his life is saved, shakes the very foundations of the families who save him. Don’t miss this chance to watch both classics back-to-back on the big screen and discover what film critic Pauline Kael called “a lovely fable…and a photographic record of an earlier France” (Boudu) and “one of the most sheerly beautiful comedies ever shot” (Down and Out). (Boudu Saved from Drowning: 1932, 85 min. No MPAA Rating. In French with English subtitles. Screened from 35 mm print. Courtesy of the French Film and TV Office of Los Angeles. Down and Out in Beverly Hills: 1986, 103 min. Rated R. Screened from 35 mm print.)

Part of the Through a Glass Brightly: A Paul Mazursky Retrospective series at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Advance tickets: Available on site at the Skirball, online at www.skirball.org, or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org/programs/film/saved-drowning-beverly-hills