On purge bébé

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On purge bébé
Directed by Jean Renoir
Produced by Pierre Braunberger
Written by Georges Feydeau
Starring Marguerite Pierry
Jacques Louvigny
Music by Paul Misraki
Cinematography Theodor Sparkuhl
Editing by Jean Mamy
Running time 62 min
Country  France
Language French

On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative) is Jean Renoir's first sound film. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is noted for mocking the French bourgeoisie.

Renoir made the film in order to get backing for other projects. His next film was La Chienne.

[edit] References

  1. Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell, Film History: An Introduction.
  2. On purge bébé

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Films directed by Jean Renoir
1920s
Backbiters (1924) · Whirlpool of Fate (1925) · Nana (1926) · Charleston Parade (1927) · Une vie sans joie (1927) · Marquitta (1927) · The Sad Sack (1928) · The Tournament (1928) · The Little Match Girl (1928) · Le Bled (1929)
1930s
On purge bébé (1931) · Isn't Life a Bitch? (1931) · Night at the Crossroads (1932) · Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) · Chotard and Company (1932) · Madame Bovary (1933) · Toni (1935) · A Day in the Country (1936) · The People of France (1936) · The Lower Depths (1936) · The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) · Grand Illusion (1937) · The Marseillaise (1938) · The Human Beast (1938) · The Rules of the Game (1939)
1940s
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