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Kyra 2022-03-14 14:12:27
"Killing one person is a badass, killing millions is a hero. The number determines whether it is sacred or not" a black classic that is sobering. What I see is not only Chaplin's superb acting and director skills, but also his defying power and strong sense of social...
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Watson 2022-01-18 08:01:18
What's good about being alive? Girl: Too many, spring mornings, summer nights, music, art, love... It's just such a paragraph, and almost tears. In contrast, the accusation at the end is indeed too clear, and there is no room for self-examination and...
Monsieur Verdoux Comments
Extended Reading
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The Girl: That isn't love.
Henri Verdoux: What is love?
The Girl: Giving, sacrificing. The same thing a mother feels for her child.
Henri Verdoux: Did you love that way?
The Girl: Yes.
Henri Verdoux: Whom?
The Girl: My husband.
Henri Verdoux: [stunned] You're married?
The Girl: I was. He died while I was in jail.
Henri Verdoux: [relieved] I see.
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Henri Verdoux: [quizzing The Girl on her marriage] Tell me about him.
The Girl: That's a long story. He was wounded in the war. A hopeless invalid.
Henri Verdoux: An invalid?
The Girl: That's why I loved him. He needed me, depended on me. He was like a child. But he was more than a child to me. He was a religion, my very breath. I'd have killed for him. No, love is something very real and deep. I know that. However...
[reaches for the glass of wine]
Henri Verdoux: Pardon me, I believe there's a little cork in that wine.
