Monsieur Verdoux - Part 03

The story is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine. The film ends as Verdoux is being led to the guillotine in the prison courtyard after dismissing his killing of a few as no worse than the highly-praised killing of large numbers in war. The script for this film, the idea for it given by Orson Welles, was inspired by the case of serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. Welles sought to direct the film with Chaplin as star, but Chaplin backed out at the last minute, on the grounds that he'd never been directed in a full length film before and wasn't willing to start. Instead, Chaplin bought the script from Welles and rewrote parts of it, crediting Welles only with the idea. The lead character kills to make money, hence he is not (in his eyes) a murderer.

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Education

Tags:

• serial killer
• Henri Désiré Landru
• Monsieur Verdoux
• wealthy windows
• crime spree
• paris
• numbers sanctify

[therightstuff14]

I have to say not liking this movie Charlie Chaplin should have allowed Orson Wells to direct the film its too silent movie type the music and the way he is acting,i don't think it would have done very well at the cinema in those days,hey what do i know all this is before my time anyway.I saw one of Chaplin's silent movies at a shopping centre in Spain don't know the name of the movie but it was very funny.

[fisteberg]

Thanks for uploading this movie.The first time i watched it , i was shocked by this unscrupulous Mr verdoux who married wealthy wives to make money for his wife and child;He's so obnoxious!I wondered however if this story was based on a true story.It's so horrible how Mr verdoux lies to his wives and never makes mistakes of names with them.I should have doubts if i were his wife,but fortunately it is not the case.