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 minutes
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

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

[edit] External links

On purge bébé at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Jean Renoir

1920s	Backbiters La Fille de l'eau Nana Charleston Parade Une vie sans joie Marquitta The Sad Sack The Tournament The Little Match Girl Le Bled

1930s	On purge bébé Isn't Life a Bitch? Night at the Crossroads Boudu Saved from Drowning Chotard and Company Madame Bovary Toni A Day in the Country Life Belongs to Us The Lower Depths The Crime of Monsieur Lange Grand Illusion La Marseillaise The Human Beast The Rules of the Game

1940s	Swamp Water This Land Is Mine Salute to France The Southerner The Diary of a Chambermaid The Woman on the Beach

1950s	The River The Golden Coach French Cancan Elena and Her Men The Doctor's Horrible Experiment Picnic on the Grass

1960s	The Elusive Corporal The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

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