Monsieur Verdoux - Part 04

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.

Category:

Education

Tags:

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

[PockyAddict2]

The little boy who plays Peter is utterly adorable... I want to take him home and keep him as my own son~

[fisteberg]

i just think that Lawrence's wife has some doubts about Mr verdoux.She didn't smile in his presence.Strange!

[fisteberg]

Charlie chaplin was so dark and psychopathic in this movie.He had a weird attitude.I just wonder how he never made mistakes with his wives.He married several widows at the same time and his wives DID NEVER HAVE DOUBTS.STRANGE I WOULD HAVE HAD SOME.

[ladynikkie]

5:24 you're one to speak about violence.

[MissNevermind859707]

i love Charlie