Monsieur Verdoux film Each title is an essential

Each title is an essential contribution to the art form and a window onto a distinct filmmaking tradition unfamiliar to many

The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice is a sublimely piercing portrait of a marriage coming quietly undone

Paine’s Balsam Incense with Wooden Holder

and Apichatpong Weerasethakul

producer Izza Génini

Monsieur Verdoux film Each title is an essentialCharlie Chaplin plays shockingly against type in his most controversial film, a brilliant and bleak black comedy about money, marriage, and murder. Chaplin is a twentieth century bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows (including one played by the indefatigable Martha Raye, in a hilarious performance). This deeply philosophical and wildly