If you loved Mildred Pierce, try Monsieur Verdoux

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Mildred Pierce

1945 · dir. Michael Curtiz

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Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · dir. Charlie Chaplin

What they share

Theysit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mildred Pierce, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Monsieur Verdoux is

Chaplin's dark comedy asks if mass murder is worse than individual killings. Verdoux is a family man who weds then poisons rich women to support his wife and child. It's a bit unsettling to realize how well the film's cynicism still lands.

If you loved Mildred Pierce, try Monsieur Verdoux

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