Film1947124 min

Monsieur Verdoux

Name: Monsieur Verdoux
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1947
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavourylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"A Comedy of Murders."

Boxlist takeA fresh, dark crime comedy, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

8.0 /10

TMDB · 269 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

The film 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.

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